班
squad, corps, unit, group
Readings
On'yomi
- ハン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
班 centers on an organized subdivision of people: a squad, corps, unit, or group formed for a shared purpose.
Most common words using 班
20 of 23- 班はんN1
group; party; team
- 班長はんちょう
squad leader; group leader; team leader
- 首班しゅはん
head; leader; prime minister
- 救護班きゅうごはん
relief squad; rescue party
- 班員はんいん
member of a group
- 一班いっぱん
one group; one squad
- 両班りょうはん
preliminary introduction (Zen)
- 両班ヤンバン
yangban (traditional ruling class of Korea during the Joseon dynasty)
- 主班しゅはん
head position
- 作業班さぎょうはん
work party
- 写真班しゃしんはん
(newspaper) cameramen
- 取材班しゅざいはん
team of reporters; news crew
- 報道班ほうどうはん
press corps; group of reporters
- 戦術航空統制班せんじゅつこうくうとうせいはん
tactical air control party
- 独立班どくりつはん
detachment
- 班分けはんわけ
dividing into groups (of people)
- 班女はんじょ
Hanjo (noh play by Zeami)
- 班女が閨はんじょがねや
bedroom of a forsaken woman
- 班次はんじ
ranking; precedence
- 班田はんでん
farmland allotment
Study
Etymology
班 combines 玨 (two pieces of jade) with 刀 (knife) in the middle, suggesting dividing jade into portions. This idea of division extended to organizing people into groups.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture two jade pieces 玨 separated by a knife 刀 in the center, like dividing a squad into smaller units. The knife cuts the group into organized sections.
Reading mnemonic
For ハン, imagine a squad leader named Han leading his unit: Han -> ハン, and his group follows his orders.