noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
taking turns on duty; rotating duty
General term for serving in rotation; can be used for any alternating duty assignment.
警備員が勤番で夜の見回りをしている。
The security guards are patrolling at night on rotating duty.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka
Historical term referring to the sankin-kōtai system, where feudal lords and their retainers served at the shogun's capital.
江戸時代、多くの武士が勤番で江戸に滞在した。
During the Edo period, many samurai stayed in Edo while on duty at their lord's residence.