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番号

JLPT N5 · Vocabulary

番号 — “number, series of digits”

番号 (read ばんごう) means number, series of digits. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ばんごう

Meaning

number, series of digits

番号 in a sentence

電話でんわ番号ばんごうを教えおしえてください。

Please tell me your phone number.

The kanji in 番号

番number; turn
号number; signal

Words that share a kanji with 番号

一番いちばん— best (most), first, number one
交番こうばん— police box
～番～ばん— ~st; ~th best
番組ばんぐみ— (TV) program
順番じゅんばん— turn, order (in line)
当番とうばん— being on duty, one's turn (of duty)
番地ばんち— house number, lot number (in an address)
留守番るすばん— looking after the house (while others are out), caretaking

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