班はん

noun, noun, used as a suffix

group; party; team

General term for a small organized group, often used in schools, workplaces, or events. As a suffix, it attaches to numbers or descriptors (e.g., 1班, 研究班). The suffix may be voiced to ぱん in some compounds.

• クラスを5つの班はんに分わけた。

  We divided the class into five groups.

• 彼かれは清せい掃そう班はんのリーダーだ。

  He is the leader of the cleaning team.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

squad; section

Military term for a squad or section, a small tactical unit.

• その班はんは偵てい察さつ任にん務むについた。

  The squad was assigned to a reconnaissance mission.