番|ばんban[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)number (in a series)
   私の自宅じたくの電話番号でんわばんごうは市し外がい局番きょくばんが２０１で１２３ー４５６７番ばんです。↗

   My home phone number is, area code two-oh-one, one-two-three, four-five-six-seven.
2. noun(one's) turn
   ６時じからずっと待まっているのだが、僕ぼくの番ばんがまだ来こない。↗

   I've been waiting since six o'clock and still my turn hasn't come.
3. nounwatch; guard; lookout
4. noun (suffix)rank; standing; position
5. noun, noun (suffix), sumobout; match
6. noun (suffix)pieces (in a collection)

• Synonym順番じゅんばんNeutralThe order of succession or a turn, and it stands alone, as in 「順番を待つ」. When 「番」 means a turn it is usually said as 「私の番」 or 「次の番」.
• Synonym番人ばんにんNeutralA person who watches over a place, as in 「森の番人」; it names the guard. 「番」 refers to the act of guarding itself.
• Synonym見張りみはりNeutralWatching or keeping lookout, or a person posted to watch, as in 「見張りを立てる」; the stress is on keeping eyes on things. Close to 「番」 in its guard sense.
• Related当番とうばんNeutralA duty taken in rotation, or the person on it, as in 「掃除当番」; the focus is the assigned task. 「番」 broadly covers any turn that comes around.
• Related番兵ばんぺいWrittenWritten/formal: a soldier posted on guard; in programming, a sentinel value marking the end of data. 「番」 in its guard sense is not limited to soldiers.

Use 「番」 for whose turn it is, 「順番」 for the order itself, and 「当番」 for a rotating duty. For the person keeping watch, say 「番人」 or 「見張り」; 「番」 covers the turn and the guarding itself.

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1. （バン）
2. 順序じゅんじょだてたものの中なかで順序じゅんじょが到来とうらいすること。
3. 見張みはること、または見張みはり。
4. （バン）数字すうじについて順番じゅんばんを示しめす。
5. （バン）ある場所ばしょにじっといて、見守みまもる人ひと。