How to say 'Number' in Japanese | ナンバー

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The Japanese word for Number is 'Nanbaa', written as ナンバー in Japanese.

word

ナンバー

Meaning

Number

Reading

Nanbaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ナンバー (nanbaa)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'number'. It is commonly used in contexts related to identification, ranking, or labeling. For example: What is your phone number?「あなたの電話番号はナンバーは何ですか？」(あなたのでんわばんごうはナンバーはなんですか？). He is number one in the class「彼はクラスのナンバーワンです」(かれはクラスのナンバーワンです). The word can also be used in sports or competitions to refer to a player's jersey number or ranking. Note that 'ナンバー' is often written in katakana due to its foreign origin.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4100

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ナンバー

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ナ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

バ

Reading

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