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Kanji 号: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 号: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call

Key takeaways

Kanji 号: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

号
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Meaning

nicknamenumberitemtitlepseudonymnamecall

On reading

ゴウ

Kun reading

さけ.ぶよびな

Radical

口

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 号

nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call

Kanji structure breakdown

号

Structure breakdown

口 + 一

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your mouth (口) to call out numbers one (一) by one. This character is used to represent a number, title, or name. It is easily remembered through common words like number (番号) or signal (信号).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゴウ
  • 号ごう

    number / issue / edition

  • 年号ねんごう

    name of an era / year number

  • 記号きごう

    symbol / sign / code

  • 符号ふごう

    sign / symbol / code

  • 信号しんごう

    traffic light / signal

  • 番号ばんごう

    number / code

Commonly used words

  • 号
    ごう

    number / issue / edition

  • 年号
    ねんごう

    name of an era / year number

  • 記号
    きごう

    symbol / sign / code

  • 符号
    ふごう

    sign / symbol / code

  • 信号
    しんごう

    traffic light / signal

  • 番号
    ばんごう

    number / code

Example sentences

Example 1

この雑誌は最新号です。

Translation

This magazine is the latest issue.

Example 2

部屋の号を教えてください。

Translation

Please tell me your room number.

Example 3

日本の年号は変わりました。

Translation

Japan's era name has changed.

Example 4

今年の年号を覚えていますか？

Translation

Do you remember this year’s era name?

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