班 (Han) is a Japanese noun meaning “group, party, team, squad”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixgroup; party; teamalso read ぱん as a suffix
- noun, noun suffixsquad; section
Examples
マークは建設班の中では働き者だった。
Mark was a work horse on his construction crew.
鑑識班は今日の火事の原因を特定しようとしている。
Investigators are trying to pin down the cause of today's fire.
彼女はセールス班の長なので、上司は営業部長だけだ。
As head of the sales team she reports only to the managing director.
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