班
班 — Squad
squad, corps, unit, group
On’yomiハン (han)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 班
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首班 | しゅはん shuhan | head; leader; prime minister |
| 班 | はん han | group; party; team |
| 班長 | はんちょう hanchou | squad leader; group leader; team leader |
| 班員 | はんいん hanin | member of a group |
Study notes
班 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1592 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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