Translation guide
Ways to express numbering, assigning numbers, or sequential numbering in Japanese.
To give a number to something, like numbering pages or items in a list.
General phrase meaning 'to assign a number'. Used for numbering items, pages, etc.
書類に番号を付けてください。
Please number the documents.
I numbered each page.
Similar to 番号を付ける, but 振る implies distributing or assigning numbers, often in a systematic way.
データに番号を振って整理した。
I numbered the data and organized it.
Loanword from English 'numbering'. Used in technical or business contexts, but less common than native phrases.
書類のナンバリングを確認してください。
Please check the numbering of the documents.
To number things in order, like a list or series.
Specifically means to assign consecutive numbers, like serial numbers.
書類に通し番号を付けてください。
Please number the documents consecutively.
Means to assign sequential numbers. 連番 means 'consecutive numbers'.
伝票に連番を振ってください。
Please number the slips sequentially.
Referring to the system or style of numbering, such as page numbering or item numbering.
Noun form meaning 'numbering' as a system or act. Often used in compound words.
ページの番号付けが間違っています。
The page numbering is incorrect.
Formal or technical term for numbering, often used in official documents or programming.
書類の付番方法を統一する。
Standardize the numbering method for documents.
To number off, as in a group counting themselves in order.
Used when people call out their number in order, like in a military or classroom setting.
一人ずつ番号を言ってください。
Please number off one by one.
Refers to counting off or keeping count, often in traditional settings.
数取りをして人数を確認した。
We numbered off and confirmed the number of people.