番組
ばんぐみ · bangumi · JLPT N4 · noun
plan
📺 番組 = turn/number (番) + group (組): the numbered set of shows
番 means a turn or number in a sequence, 組 means a set or group assembled together. A broadcast program is one slot in the lineup: an assembled piece that airs when its turn comes. Sound hook: ban-gumi, the band of shows on air.
番 — 釆 (animal tracks) on top + 田 (field) below
Originally a pictograph showing animal paw prints (釆) in a field (田), depicting tracks left by beasts. The early meaning related to taking turns or sequences, as tracks come one after another. It later extended to 'foreign' or 'barbarian,' and is now used as a measure word for occurrences or to mean 'number/turn.'