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１１８番 (ひゃくじゅうはちばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

１１８番ひゃくじゅうはちばん

Meanings

1

noun

118 (maritime emergency number in Japan)

The telephone number for reporting maritime accidents or incidents to the Japan Coast Guard.

海うみで事じ故こがあったら、１１８番ばんに電でん話わしてください。
If there is an accident at sea, please call 118.

Written forms

１１８番ひゃくじゅうはちばん
Standard numeric representation for the maritime emergency number.
一一八番ひゃくじゅうはちばん
Kanji numeral spelling; rarely used in practice.
百ひゃく十じゅう八はち番ばん
Mixed kanji-numeral spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

番turn, number in a series
一

one, one radical (no.1)

八eight, eight radical (no. 12)

百hundred

十ten

Similar words

１１０番ひゃくとおばん
110 is the police emergency number, while 118 is specifically for maritime emergencies.
１１９番ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん
119 is the fire and ambulance emergency number, while 118 is for maritime emergencies.

Etymology

Derived from the telephone number 118, designated as the maritime emergency contact number in Japan.