班|はんhan[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)group; party; teamalso read ぱん as a suffix
   サマーキャンプでは、彼女かのじょが私の班はんの責任者せきにんしゃになった。↗

   At the summer camp, she was in charge of the group I belonged to.
2. noun, noun (suffix), militarysquad; section

• Synonym組くみNeutralCovers school classes and matched sets (「二人一組」「三年二組」); 「班」 is a group split off for a particular job.
• SynonymチームNeutralLoanword for a team (「チームワーク」); the most general word in this set.
• Synonym分隊ぶんたいNeutralA military squad, one rank larger than 「班」; mostly confined to military contexts.
• Synonym隊たいNeutralA body that acts together (「探検隊」「救助隊」), usually as a suffix; stresses collective action rather than divided duties.
• RelatedユニットNeutralLoanword for a unit or component, also an entertainment act like 「アイドルユニット」; 「班」 is a group formed to divide up work.

Use 「班」 for a small group split off to share a task (「調理班」「救護班」), common in schools and workplaces. School classes take 「組」, teams 「チーム」, and bodies that act together 「隊」.

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1. （ハン）仕事しごとや行動こうどうを共ともにするため分わけられたグループ。