番目

ばんめ

Meanings

1. Counter the nth ... (indicates position in a sequence) See also: 目 (め).
2. Noun divisions of a kabuki performance

Kanji

• 番 number. Read as バン.
• 目 eye. Read as め.

Example sentences

• 君の二番目のボタンがとれそうだよ。
  Your second button is coming off.
• 海王星は太陽系の8番目の惑星だ。
  Neptune is the eighth planet of the solar system.
• 横浜は日本で二番目に大きい都市である。
  Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan.
• 横浜は日本で２番目に人口が多い市だ。
  Yokohama is the city in Japan with the second largest population.
• 一月は年の一番目の月です。
  January is the first month of the year.

Words containing 番目

• 何番目 (なんばんめ) what number (in a sequence)
• 二番目 (にばんめ) second (in a series)
• 一番目 (いちばんめ) first (in a series)

And 4 more.

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