# 番 — turn in a series; number

番 means “turn in a series; number”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: バン (ban). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 番 (ban, “number”).

- Meaning: turn in a series; number
- On'yomi: バン (ban)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 番

Rice (米) over a field (田), row after row: each in turn.

Parts: 丿 slash · 米 rice · 田 rice field

## Words with 番

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 番 | ばん (ban) | number |

## Don't confuse it with

[審](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearing/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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