号
ゴウ
Number, issue, signal
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口
- 音読み
- ゴウ
- 訓読み
Meaning
Number, issue, signal · número, señal
Readings
- On (音読み): ゴウ
- Kun (訓読み): —
Example words
- 番号（ばんごう）— number (ID)
- 電話番号（でんわばんごう）— phone number
- 信号（しんごう）— traffic light; signal
Structure
Radical 口 (くち・くちへん · Mouth) · 5 strokes · school grade 3
Watch out
番号 = an identifying number (phone, room, seat); a quantity is 数 (かず). Spanish número covers both. 信号 = traffic light (青信号 is the green one). Also numbers trains and magazine issues: のぞみ1号, 3月号.
Common mistakes
- 番号 = an identifying number (phone, room, seat); a quantity is 数 (かず). Spanish número covers both. 信号 = traffic light (青信号 is the green one). Also numbers trains and magazine issues: のぞみ1号, 3月号.
Examples
番号ばんごう
number (ID)
電話番号でんわばんごう
phone number
信号しんごう
traffic light; signal
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