Word Meaning 火の番

ひのばん hi no ban

火の番 is read as ひのばん (hi no ban) and means night watch.

Meaning

English

  1. night watch
  2. fire watchman

Reading

Kana

ひのばん

Romaji

hi no ban

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 100234 Priority P

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