番 = 田 + 釆

番 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “turn”. It is built from 田 (rice field) and 釆 (distinguish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2058. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: turn
RTK frame: 2058
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): バン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): つが.い
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: поворот, number
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 番 to take turns

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 番

How to find 番 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rice field” + “distinguish”. 番 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 番 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.