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

Reading

Kana: バン
Romaji: ban
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ち、わ
Romaji: chi, wa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  108
Frequency:  881
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-10-5
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  pan2
Unicode:  76e4
JIS:  4857

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2851
Nelson Index: 3122
New Nelson Index: 3902
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5h10.2
Four Corner Index: 2710.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1723
Gakken Index: 908
Japanese Names Index: 2399
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23036
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0133
Remembering the kanji Index: 1872
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1557
Kodansha Compact Index: 1375
Kanji in Context Index: 1313
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1824
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2481
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1890
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2017
Essential Kanji Index: 1290
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3533
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 874
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1783

Words

(ばん)
disk; disc; record; clock face; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
終盤 (しゅうばん)
endgame; final stage
中盤 (ちゅうばん)
middle (stage)
円盤 (えんばん)
disk; discus; platter; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
鍵盤 (けんばん)
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
(さら)
plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
基盤 (きばん)
foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
序盤 (じょばん)
the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)
地盤 (じばん、ちばん)
ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold
廃盤 (はいばん)
out-of-print record (vinyl, CD)
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