Keyword
place in a series
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig2058
Readings
ばん
(99%)
Composed of
slashed rice
rice field
Mnemonic

When it's the time to harvest every farmer goes through his rice fields in a certain order and slashes the rice growing on each field with his sickle. Rice field #1, rice field #2, rice field #3, and so it goes, every field has its own place in the series.

Used in kanji (12 in total)
explain in detail
flip over
banner
disseminate
Used in vocabulary (439 in total)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
Examples (200 in total)
No one knows that better than you.
What's your favorite thing about the Christmas season?
What's your favourite word?
I was the first one to do that.
I'll take the most expensive one.
He is the last person I want to see now.
He is the last man I want to see.
What do you think is best for you?
Who do you think will come first?
He who laughs last laughs best.
What room in your house do you spend the most time in?
What are your biggest dreams?
This book is the smallest of all.
This book is the smallest of all the books.
I like this book best.
I feel happiest when I'm in school.
This is the best book I've ever read.
This is the best book I have ever read.
I like him best of all the teachers.
I am going to do it first thing tomorrow.
I feel my second year of junior high school was the most fun.
I thought it best to remain silent.
This is my favorite color.
She is happiest when she is at home.
I feel happiest when I'm running.
She is my best friend.
Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?
Where's the nearest bar?
The best thing would be for you to do the work yourself.
This book is the most interesting.
This is the most interesting.
Who's your most interesting friend?
He's my most interesting friend.
What's the most beautiful place in the world?
What's the name of the highest mountain in that country?
That's the most important thing.
This flower is the most beautiful of all flowers.
What flower do you like best?
He is the least likely to come.
I think this is the best way.
This is the simplest way.
What is the largest mountain in Japan?
I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.
That's the most important part.
That's the tallest tree I've ever seen.
Her youngest child is five years old.
I'm the youngest.
You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
I love you more than anything in the world.
I've visited many countries, but I like Japan best of all.
She is the happiest in her class.
My hair is the longest in my class.
I have often heard it said that honesty is the best policy.
The best time of life is when you are young.
The best time of life is when we are young.
The most important thing is the ability to think for yourself.
Most important is that you think for yourself.
What's the most important thing in life?
School is what's most important to me right now.
The best thing is to telephone her.
When you're tired, sleeping is the best thing.
This is the biggest car in the world.
How much is the most expensive car?
With many women, love always comes first.
People came from the farthest country.
"What do you want the most now?" "Money."
He has the least money of us all.
Which one tastes the best?
Which is the highest mountain in Japan?
What is the longest river in the world?
What's the longest river in the world?
What's Japan's longest river?
That small star is the brightest.
It would be best if I met him in person.
This dog is the biggest in this town.
This is the strongest dog that I have ever seen.
Sleep is the best medicine.
Take whichever you like best.
He is my best friend.
I found it best to say nothing about the matter.
I thought it best for him to say nothing about the matter.
Some people believe that Japan is No.1 in everything.
He can run the fastest in his class.
He can run the fastest in the class.
Who can run fastest in your class?
Where's the nearest hospital?
I like summer best.
I like summer the best.
What's your least favorite class?
Becoming happy is the world's most important journey.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
It's your turn to speak.
It's your turn. Please come this way.
Now, it's your turn.
Now it's my turn.
It's not your turn yet.
It's finally my turn.
It is our turn to laugh.
It's your turn to pay.
It's your turn to read.
It's your turn.
It's your turn next.
Our turn is next.
My turn comes next.
Whose turn is it next?
Is it my turn to pay?
It's our turn.
My turn, right?
Is it my turn?
Whose turn is it?
Kate is the best singer in my class.
What's your favorite song to sing with young children?
A smile suits you best.
The place is at its best in spring.
I like spring the best.
Where is the nearest church?
Can you tell me where the nearest church is?
Could you please tell me where the nearest church is?
The telephone rang at the most crucial point in the conversation.
He looks his best in his uniform.
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
Whose car is the oldest?
Now it's our turn to do that.
Where do you think the safest place is?
The garden is at its best in spring.
It may not be perfect, but it's the best.
He studies hardest of all the students.
We students are now at our best.
Which team is your favourite?
It was her turn at last.
This is my favorite dress.
The dress I like most is the black one.
The sun is the brightest star.
His mother had three sons, of whom he was the youngest.
I can run the fastest of the three.
Taro is the most famous of the three.
Who is the most famous person in Japan?
That's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
Morning is the most beautiful time of day.
This is the tallest tower in Japan.
It's your turn to sing.
The most expensive thing is land.
This TV set is the best of all.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
What's the biggest difference?
Where's the closest train station?
What's your favorite movie?
What do you think is the best film that you have seen this year?
Asking questions is the best way to learn.
He thinks that blue is the most beautiful color.
Blue is my favorite color.
This will be one of the best memories of my life.
This is the most embarrassing moment of my life.
That might be the most painful experience in my life.
He likes green the best.
His competition record was the worst among the five.
I like autumn most.
I like autumn best.
Fall is when we can study best.
I like cats best of all animals.
May this day be the happiest day in your life.
What kind of people do you like best?
This is my favorite song.
What's your favorite song?
What you need the most now is courage.
Swimming in the ocean is my greatest pleasure.
I wonder who can swim fastest.
This is the worst hotel in town.
Where's the nearest hotel?
It's my turn to use the bathroom.
This is the finest view I have ever seen.
What's your favourite music venue?
That car is the most beautiful of the three.
When going out to the society, what is the most necessary knowledge?
That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.
Among his novels, I like this best.
The hardest part is not seeing my son.
This park is at its best in spring.
This is the biggest hotel in this city.
This is the hottest summer that we have had in thirty years.
Today is the hottest day this year.
Bill can run the fastest in his class.
I regarded him as the best doctor in town.
This is the best camera in the store.
This is the best cake that I have ever eaten.
The best cakes that I have ever eaten are those that my mother baked.
Bill is my best friend.
I think of her as my closest friend.
This is the cheapest store in town.
I'll take the cheapest one.
The cheapest is the best.
Where's the nearest library?
I sold the best jewel that I had.
Walking is the best exercise.
If you want to earn money, America is the best.
She's the most beautiful of the three sisters.
Your team is very good, but theirs is the best.
Of all these cakes, I like this one best.
What's your least favorite food?