BloomkoJLPT N5 · Around town
交番
こうばん
police box
Stroke order of 交番
2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
交 · 6 strokes番 · 12 strokes
Memory trick
Cross (交) plus a turn (番): officers taking turns at a post.
Parts: 交 cross + 番 turn
The characters in 交番
- 番 ばん — number; turn (12 strokes)
Example sentence
交番で道を聞きます。
こうばんでみちをききます。
I ask for directions at the police box.