Word Meaning 番屋

ばんや banya

番屋 is read as ばんや (banya) and means (Edo period) police box.

Meaning

English

  1. (Edo period) police box
  2. sentry box
  3. guardhouse
  4. guard lodge

Reading

Kana

ばんや

Romaji

banya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 104584 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

番小屋

ばんごや

guard house

部屋番号

へやばんごう

room number

番組

ばんぐみ

program (e.g. TV)

番号

ばんごう

number

番地

ばんち

house number

番手

ばんて

(yarn) count

番目

ばんめ

divisions of a kabuki performance

番付

ばんづけ

program (e.g. theatre)

番犬

ばんけん

watchdog

番外

ばんがい

outsize

番人

ばんにん

guard

番頭

ばんとう

(head) clerk

Example Sentences

1

I went to CoCo Ichiban every week.