Word Meaning 当番

とうばん touban

当番 is read as とうばん (touban) and means being on duty.

Meaning

English

  1. being on duty
  2. person on duty
  3. one's turn

Reading

Kana

とうばん

Romaji

touban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 非番 Rank 4862 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

当番日

とうばんび

day one is on duty

当選番号

とうせんばんごう

winning number (e.g. in lottery)

当番兵

とうばんへい

batman

番に当たる

ばんにあたる

to have one's turn

二番抵当

にばんていとう

second mortgage

当たり前

あたりまえ

natural

当たり

あたり

bruise (on fruit)

当て

あて

addressed to

当時

とうじ

at that time

当選

とうせん

being elected

当初

とうしょ

beginning

当日

とうじつ

day in question

Example Sentences

9

Who's on watch?

My job is to wash the dishes.

Who's on duty today?

Duties will be decided and then that will be all.

They are the next to be on duty for taking care of the rabbits.

It was my turn to clean the room.

Putting that to one side, was it supposed to be my turn to do the housekeeping today?

He's the pest that, on last month's class-help day, escaped leaving me with all the work.

Today I'm on cleaning duty, so I have to clean the classroom.