# 班 — Squad

Frequency rank 1880 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 媒 (Mediator), less common than 亮 (Clear).

- On’yomi: はん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 玉 Jade (Kangxi 96)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

A king on the left faces a sword on the right — a king dividing his army with a sword splits them into organized squads.

In words:

- 班 はん — group;party;section (mil)

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