A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Turn ; Number In A Series

Readings on: バン
Kun readings: つが.い

番号ばんごう — Number

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 番号ばんごう — Number Word card → Source
• 交番こうばん — police branch; police kiosk Word card → Source
• 番組ばんぐみ — (Television); programme Word card → Source
• 順番じゅんばん — order; turn (in my turn) Word card → Source
• 番犬ばんけん — guard dog Source
• 局番きょくばん — telephone code Source