This kanji is used for keeping watch. It can also mean number or order.

on readings:
  • ban
kun readings:
    -
examples:
anshōbangō PIN
banchi lot/house number
bangō number
bangumi TV program
banken watchdog
bankisha journalist assigned to a particular politician
genkanban doorkeeper
junban order, one's turn
kōban police box
kyokuban exchange (part of phone number)
nibanme second, number 2
2 nibansen track number 2


ichiban first, number 1
niban second, number 2
sanban third, number 3
yonban fourth, number 4
goban fifth, number 5
rokuban sixth, number 6
nanaban seventh, number 7
hachiban eighth, number 8
kyuuban nineth, number 9
juuban tenth, number 10

links:
Kōban
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration: 22 January 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.