番

• 読み: ばん
• ローマ字: ban
• 漢字の分解: 番 (ban) — order, number, turn; depicts orderly sowing
• 発音: /baɴ/

意味

Number (in a series); turn; order. Used to indicate position or sequence.

Primarily used as a suffix to indicate numerical order: 一番 (いちばん, number one/first/most), 二番 (にばん, number two). Also means 'turn' or 'watch duty' as in 番をする (to stand guard). 一番 is especially common as an adverb meaning 'the most' in everyday speech.

例文

1. 一番好きな食べ物は何ですか。
2. 電話番号を教えてください。
3. 次は私の番です。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, sports, school

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 番 originally depicted hands sowing seeds in order, conveying the idea of sequence and taking turns. The upper component represents a rice field being planted in orderly rows.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal