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Kanji Detail for 番 - "number, turn, guard"
番
- Meaning
番 means "number, turn, guard."
In turn - Alternately; taking turns.
Number - Order; sequence; rank; frequency.
Watch - Guard duty; lookout.
Pair - A male and female combination; a matched set.
To nock - To place an arrow on a bowstring.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
turn; number in a series
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Pan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To count. Successive. Successively increasing times are called 番. Such as 連番 (consecutive times), 更番 (alternating turns), 二十四番花信風 (twenty-four flower-signal winds) and such. | One of the ancient western tribes. The same as Tang's Tibet. Located in Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places. In later ages, foreigners were generally called 番. Such as 番舶 (foreign ships), 番銀 (foreign silver). | The indigenous people in Taiwan's interior are called 番. Such as 番布 (native cloth), 番蓆 (native mats). All products from that land. | 番禺. A county name. Belonging to Guangdong. | [Character Analysis] Top from 采. Commonly from 米 is wrong.
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Sentences including 番
You should buy an answering machine.
さあ、君の番だ。
The ball is with you.
You have the wrong number.
Fall is when we can study best.
We are facing a crucial time.
I like english best.
It's your turn to drive.
She asked the same question of everyone in turn.
I forgot your phone number.
Mary is the prettiest girl in her class.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「ここは隅っこだから番をするには好くありませんね」と私がいった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
兄妹三人のうちで、一番便利なのはやはり書生をしている私だけであった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
万一の事があったあとで、一番面倒の起るのは財産の問題だから」「ええ」私は先生の言葉に大した注意を払わなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
常よりは晴やかな調子で、「これから六月までは一番気楽な時ですね。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
この冬以来父の病気について先生から色々の注意を受けた私は、一番心配しなければならない地位にありながら、どういうものか、それが大して苦にならなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれども、己の身体は必竟己の身体で、その己の身体についての養生法は、多年の経験上、己が一番｜能く心得ているはずだからね」といった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生が奥さんといっしょに宅を空ける場合には、五十｜恰好の切下の女の人がどこからか来て、留守番をするのが例になっていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の疑問にしたその留守番の女の人は、先生とは縁のない奥さんの方の親戚であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が厠へ行こうとして席を立った時、廊下で行き合った兄は「どこへ行く」と番兵のような口調で誰何した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は一番しまいの頁まで順々に開けて見て、またそれを元の通りに畳んで机の上に置こうとした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
叔父はもと私の部屋になっていた一間を占領している一番目の男の子を追い出して、私をそこへ入れました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha