号

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゴウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さけ.ぶよびな

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:5

JLPT:N3

Frequency:585

Vocabulary

ゴウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
暗号	アンゴウ	code; password; cipher
記号	キゴウ	sign; symbol; mark
元号	ゲンゴウ	name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
号車	ゴウシャ	suffix for train car numbers
号令	ゴウレイ	order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
号	ごう	number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
背番号	せばんごう	number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
赤信号	あかしんごう	red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
屋号	やごう	name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
青信号	あおしんごう	green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

shout, exclaim, yell

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in, inside, middle, mean, center

elder brother, big brother

versify, singing, recital

display, offer, present, send, exhibit

give, do something for, kingdom of Wu

suck, imbibe, inhale, sip