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題号 (だいごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

題だい号ごう

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to the name of a book, article, piece of music, or other creative work. Slightly formal or technical compared to タイトル.

論ろん文ぶんの題だい号ごうを決きめるのに時じ間かんがかかった。
It took time to decide on the title of the paper.

Kanji

題topic, subject
号nickname, number, item

Similar words

タイトル
More common and casual loanword for 'title'. 題号 is more formal and often used in academic or bibliographic contexts.
題だい名めい
Also means 'title', but 題号 can carry a nuance of a numbered or catalogued title, while 題名 is a general term for the name of a work.

Etymology

Compound of 題 (topic, title) and 号 (number, mark, title). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests a formal designation or label for a work.