ばん
ban

Noun
Suffix

1. number (in a series)

わたくし自宅じたく電話でんわ番号ばんごう市外しがい局番きょくばんれいいちいちさんよんろくななばんです。
watashino jitakuno denwabangōwa shigaikyokubanga nihyaku ichide hyaku nijū san'n yonsen gohyaku rokuju. u nanabandesu
My home phone number is, area code two-oh-one, one-two-three, four-five-six-seven.
Noun

2. (one's) turn

ろくからずっとっているのだが、僕ぼくばんがまだない。
rokujikara zutto matte iru nodaga bokuno banga mada konai.
I've been waiting since six o'clock and still my turn hasn't come.
Noun

3. watch; guard; lookout

Suffix

4. rank; standing; position

Noun
Suffix

5. bout; match

Sumo
Suffix

6. pieces (in a collection)