番目

Japanese
Kanji in this term
番 目
ばん
Grade: 2		 め
Grade: 1

Etymology

From 番(ばん) (-ban) + 目(め) (-me).

Compare Korean 번째 (beonjjae).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bã̠mːe̞]

Suffix

番(ばん)目(め) • (-banme) 

  1. Used to form the ordinal numeral as rank. -st; -nd; -rd; -th.
    Ｋ(ケー)２(ツー) は世(せ)界(かい)で二(に)番(ばん)目(め)に高(たか)い山(やま)です。
    Kētsū wa sekai de ni-banme ni takai yama desu.
    K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world.
    ニューメキシコ州(しゅう)はアメリカ合(がっ)衆(しゅう)国(こく)で ５(ご)番(ばん)目(め)に大(おお)きい州(しゅう)です。
    Nyūmekishiko-shū wa Amerika Gasshūkoku de go-banme ni ōkī shū desu.
    New Mexico is the fifth largest state in the United States.
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