番目

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
番	目
ばん Grade: 2	め Grade: 1
kan'yōon	kun'yomi

From 番(ばん) (-ban) + 目(め) (-me).

Compare Korean 번째 (beonjjae).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばんめ [bàńmé] (Heiban – [0])
• 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.

Related terms

• 日(にち) (nichi)
• 目(め) (me)

Noun

番(ばん)目(め) • (banme) 

1. (kabuki) a classification system used in kabuki theater performance (originally referred to the number of acts within 通(とお)し狂言(きょうげん) (tōshikyōgen, “continuous play”), but later came to indicate the order of performance programs, typically divided into 一(いち)番(ばん)目(め) (ichibanme, “first part”) and 二(に)番(ばん)目(め) (nibanme, “second part”))

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
番	目
つが(い) Grade: 2	め Grade: 1
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 番目 – see the following entry.

【番つがい目め】 [noun] joint; connection point (place where two things are joined or linked together) [noun] (anatomy) body joint; articulation

(This term, 番目, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)