二に番ばん目め

Similar words

• 一いち番ばん目め

  Means 'first (in a series)'. 二番目 is the second, while 一番目 is the first.

• 三さん番ばん目め

  Means 'third (in a series)'. Follows the same pattern as 二番目.

• 二ふたつ目め

  Also means 'second', but uses the native Japanese counting system. 二番目 is more common in formal or numbered lists.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (ni, 'two') + 番 (ban, 'number') + 目 (me, ordinal suffix).