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項番 (こうばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

項こう番ばん

こ

う

ば

ん

Meanings

1

noun

item number

Used in structured documents, specifications, or lists to refer to a numbered item or clause.

仕し様よう書しょの項こう番ばん3を参さん照しょうしてください。
Please refer to item number 3 in the specification.

Kanji

項paragraph, nape of neck, clause
番turn, number in a series

Etymology

Compound of 項 (こう, 'clause' or 'item') and 番 (ばん, 'number'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.