group, class, team

About this kanji

The kanji 「班」 primarily means group, class, or team, and it is mostly used in compound words rather than on its own. You will often see it in words like 班長 (はんちょう), which means group leader, indicating a person in charge of a team. Another common usage is 同班 (どうはん), meaning same class, which refers to students in the same group. There’s also 分班 (ぶんはん), which means division into groups, often used in contexts like organizing teams for activities. It’s important to note that 「班」 is not typically used alone in conversational Japanese but rather as part of these compounds.

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Example sentences

• 班ごとに意見を発表した。

  Each group presented their opinions.

Meanings across languages

English

group, class, team

Tiếng Việt

nhóm, lớp, đội

日本語

班, グループ

한국어

그룹

中文

组

id

kelompok

th

กลุ่ม

es

grupo

fr

groupe

de

Gruppe

pt

grupo

Common compounds

• 班長はんちょうgroup leader, team leader
• 同班どうはんsame class, same group
• 分班ぶんはんdivision into groups