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How to say 'Duty' in Japanese | 当番

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The Japanese word for Duty is 'Touban', written as 当番 in Japanese.'Duty' in hiragana is とうばん.

    word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

    Reading

    とうばん

    touban

    Kanji

    当Hit, Appropriate 番Turn

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '当番 (とうばん)' refers to a person's turn or duty to perform a specific task or responsibility, often in a rotational system. This term is commonly used in schools, workplaces, and households to assign tasks such as cleaning, monitoring, or organizing. For example: Today is my duty「今日は私の当番です」(きょうはわたしのとうばんです). The cleaning duty is shared among the students「掃除の当番は生徒たちで分担します」(そうじのとうばんはせいとたちでぶんたんします). The word emphasizes the temporary and shared nature of the responsibility.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5756

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 当番

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    当

    Meaning

    Hit, Appropriate

  • kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

Words Related to 当番 Through the Kanji 当

These 37 Words contain the Kanji 当 as well.

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    当時

    Meaning

    Then

  • word

    当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Win

  • word

    担当

    Meaning

    In charge

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当てる

    Meaning

    Hit, Guess

  • word

    突き当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Reach

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    当該

    Meaning

    Relevant

  • word

    当初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当たり

    Meaning

    Hit, Vicinity

  • word

    正当

    Meaning

    Just, Legitimate

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    該当

    Meaning

    Applicable

  • word

    弁当

    Meaning

    Lunchbox

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    当

    Meaning

    Correct, Hit

  • word

    当局

    Meaning

    Authorities

  • word

    配当

    Meaning

    Dividend

  • word

    妥当

    Meaning

    Appropriate

  • word

    不当

    Meaning

    Unjust

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    手当て

    Meaning

    Treatment, Allowance

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    当て

    Meaning

    Aim, Reliance

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    相当

    Meaning

    Considerable, Equivalent

  • word

    当選

    Meaning

    Win

  • word

    適当

    Meaning

    Suitable, Random

  • word

    当てはまる

    Meaning

    Fit, Apply

  • word

    抵当

    Meaning

    Mortgage

Words Related to 当番 Through the Kanji 番

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 番 as well.

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    交番

    Meaning

    Police box

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    番号

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

  • word

    番

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    順番

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

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What does 'Touban' (当番) mean?

'Touban' means 'Duty' .

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