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バックナンバー Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バックナンバー

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Meanings

1

back issue; back number

Refers to a previous issue of a magazine, journal, or other periodical.

この雑ざっ誌しのバックナンバーはどこで買かえますか。

Where can I buy back issues of this magazine?

2

uniform number; shirt number

Sports term for the number on the back of a player's uniform. Often replaced by 背番号 in Japanese.

See also: 背番号

彼かれのバックナンバーは10番ばんだ。
His shirt number is 10.

Related words

背せ番ばん号ごう
More common Japanese term for a player's uniform number; バックナンバー is a loanword used in the same sense but less frequent.

Built from

バック+ナンバー

Written forms

バック・ナンバー
- バックナンバー
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- バック・ナンバー

Etymology

From English 'back number'.