This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: バン、つが.い
Romaji: ban, tsuga.i
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: は、ま
Romaji: ha, ma
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Meanings

turn, number in a series

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  165
Frequency:  348
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-7-5
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  pan1
Unicode:  756a
JIS:  4856

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2748
Nelson Index: 4811
New Nelson Index: 3762
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f7.4
Four Corner Index: 2060.9
Guide to Remembering Index: 196
Gakken Index: 323
Japanese Names Index: 1773
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21858
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1111
Remembering the kanji Index: 1909
Busy People Index: 2.9
Kanji Flashcards Index: 745
Kodansha Compact Index: 1345
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 215
Kanji in Context Index: 551
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1761
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2396
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1928
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2058
Essential Kanji Index: 257
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3416
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2276
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 306
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 222

Words

(ばん)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; lookout; bout; match
番組 (ばんぐみ)
program (e.g. TV); programme
背番号 (せばんごう)
number on player's back
番地 (ばんち)
house number; address
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
番い (つがい)
(one) pair (e.g. of birds); brace; couple; joint; hinge
番号 (ばんごう)
number; series of digits
番目 (ばんめ)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
一番 (ひとつがい)
pair; couple; brace
番台 (ばんだい)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
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