背番号

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背	番	号
せ Grade: 6	ばん Grade: 2	ごう Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
背番號 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 背(せ) (se) + 番号(ばんごう) (bangō).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せば​んごー [sèbáꜜǹgòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞bã̠ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

背(せ)番(ばん)号(ごう) • (se-bangō) ^{←せばんがう (sebangau)?}

1. number (on an athlete's uniform's back); jersey number, uniform number, player number, shirt number

   日本代表(にほんだいひょう)の背番号(せばんごう)が発表(はっぴょう)された。

   Nihon daihyō no sebangō ga happyō sareta.

   They announced the jersey numbers for the Japanese national team.