JLPT N2 · Noun

当番 (touban)

当番 (とうばん, touban) is a Japanese noun meaning “being on duty; person on duty”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうばん
Romaji: touban
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

being on duty; person on duty; one's turn · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

先月の日直当番全部私に押し付けた形でエスケープした野郎だ。

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

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 当番

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

番

turn, number in a seriesバン・つが.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 当番.

本当ほんとうtruthお弁当おべんとうbento適当てきとうsuitable見当けんとうestimate当りあたりhit相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)当時とうじat that time弁当べんとうbento本当ほんとtruth当然とうぜんnatural当たるあたるto be hit当てるあてるto hit当たり前あたりまえnatural

Source: JMdict entry 1449220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.