Word Meaning 番長

ばんちょう banchou

番長 is read as ばんちょう (banchou) and means leader of a group of juvenile delinquents.

Meaning

English

leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

Reading

Kana

ばんちょう

Romaji

banchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 56076 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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おしゃれ番長

おしゃればんちょう

fashion leader

長寿番組

ちょうじゅばんぐみ

long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.)

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

この橋は町で一番長い。

このはしはまちでいちばんながい。

This bridge is the longest in town.

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