号

Meaning

号 centers on a label used to identify or call something: a name, nickname, pseudonym, title, or number. The idea of calling out or shouting is a natural extension of using a vocal label.

• 号ごう
  N1

  number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group

• 番号ばんごう
  N5

  number; series of digits

• 信号しんごう
  N4

  signal; signalling; signaling

• 暗号あんごう

  code; password; cipher

• 記号きごう
  N2

  sign; symbol; mark

• 号車ごうしゃ

  suffix for train car numbers

• 称号しょうごう

  title; name; degree

• 元号げんごう
  N1

  name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

• 号泣ごうきゅう

  crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation

• 背番号せばんごう

  number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number

• 符号ふごう
  N2

  sign; mark; symbol; code

• 赤信号あかしんごう

  red light (traffic)

• 年号ねんごう
  N1

  name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

• 号外ごうがい

  newspaper extra

• 号令ごうれい

  order (esp. to a number of people); command

• 怒号どごう

  angry roar; bellow

• 信号機しんごうき

  traffic light; traffic signal

• 二号にごう

  number two

• 電話番号でんわばんごう
  N5

  telephone number; phone number

• 口座番号こうざばんごう

  account number (bank, etc.)

• 登録番号とうろくばんごう

  registration number

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