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Kanji Detail for 号 - "call, name, number"

号

  • Meaning

    号 means "call, name, number."

    1. Shout - To cry out loudly.

    2. Call - To summon; to address.

    3. Proclaim - To announce publicly.

    4. Title - A name other than one's given name.

    5. Number - A designation; an issue.

    6. Order - A command; an instruction.

  • Words using 号

    • 番号 ばんごう Listen number; series of digits
    • 信号 しんごう Listen signal; signalling; signaling
    • 記号 きごう Listen sign; symbol; mark
    • 背番号 せばんごう Listen number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number
    • 暗号 あんごう Listen code; password; cipher
    • 赤信号 あかしんごう Listen red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop
    • 称号 しょうごう Listen title; name; degree
    • 信号機 しんごうき Listen traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism)

  • Tattoo check: 号

    • Verified meaning: call, name, number
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ごう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 号

    Given names 号(ごう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mark, sign; symbol; number

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    roar; cry; CL:個|个[ge4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

  • Onyomi

    tip

    goh(ゴウ) ゴウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sake.bu(さけ-ぶ) さけ-ぶ

    yobina(よびな) よびな

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    call name number symbol sign signal shout roar cry designation title label mark emblem badge identifier alias edition issue sequential

Sentences including 号

  • You have the wrong number.

  • I forgot your phone number.

  • She is always forgetting my phone number.

  • I'm afraid you have got the wrong number.

  • I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

  • I can't for the life of me remember her phone number.

  • A green light is on.

  • Do you have a number where we can contact you?

  • May i have your name and telephone number , please?

  • They got over to the other side while the light was red.

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