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Zach

番手

Reading

Kana: ばんて
Romaji: bante
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

(yarn) count

suf
2

n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup)

Note: as in 二番手
See also: 一番手

Kanji

番
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
手
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand

Example Sentence

テッドはその野球(やきゅう)チームの２番手(ばんて)選手(せんしゅ)だ。
➥Ted is the second pitcher on the baseball team.
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