~番目

~ばんめ
~banme

ordinal suffix (~th)

CounterJLPT N4

What does ~番目 mean?

~番目 is a Japanese counter meaning “ordinal suffix (~th)” in English. It is written as ~番目 in kanji, ~ばんめ in hiragana, and ~banme in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

NoteSuffix for position in order (三番目 = third, 二番目 = second).

Example sentences

前から三番目の席に座った。

I sat in the third seat from the front.

彼は兄弟の二番目だ。

He's the second of the siblings.

Words sharing kanji with ~番目

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