番ばん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. number (in a series)
My seat is number five.
Noun
2. (one's) turn
Well then, it's my turn next.
3. watch; guard; lookout
My mother asked me to watch the shop.
Suffix
4. rank; standing; position
Noun
Suffix
Sumo
5. bout; match
Suffix
6. pieces (in a collection)
Kanji used
place in a series
Pitch accent
ば
ん
Top 1400
Used in vocabulary (144 in total)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
Examples (44 in total)
My turn, right?
It's your turn.
Whose turn is it?