Japanese symbol for “nth”
番目
ばんめ
Romaji: banme
the nth ...
In Japanese, nth is 番目, read ばんめ (banme).
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Meanings
- ctr the nth ...
- n divisions of a kabuki performance (kabuki)
Written forms: 番目、番め. Readings: ばんめ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 個目 | こめ kome | the nth (thing) |
| 代目 | だいめ daime | nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ bangumi | program (e.g. TV); programme |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; series of digits |
| 本番 | ほんばん honban | performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take |
| 順番 | じゅんばん junban | order; turn |
| 出番 | でばん deban | one's turn; one's shift |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.