当番|とうばんtouban[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- no-adjectivebeing on duty; person on duty; one's turn
- Related順番じゅんばんNeutralRefers to the order of taking turns or whose turn it is; 「当番」 is the duty itself or the person on duty.
- Antonym非番ひばんNeutralThe opposite of 「当番」 as to whether one is on duty: it means being off duty, not working one's shift.
Use 「当番」 for a duty you take turns being responsible for, as in 「掃除当番」; use 「順番」 for the order of the rotation. The opposite, being off duty, is 「非番」.
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