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班

squad, corps, unit, group

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

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

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  • 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

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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.