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乗号 (jougou) Japanese meaning: multiplication sign | Kotomora

乗じょう号ごう

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Meanings

1

multiplication sign

Refers to the symbol '×' used in arithmetic to denote multiplication.

算さん数すうの問もん題だいで、乗じょう号ごうを書かき忘わすれないようにしてください。

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
号nickname, number, item

Related words

除じょ号ごう
除号 is the division sign (÷), while 乗号 is the multiplication sign (×).
加か号ごう
加号 is the plus sign (+), while 乗号 is the multiplication sign (×).
減げん号ごう
減号 is the minus sign (−), while 乗号 is the multiplication sign (×).

In arithmetic problems, please be careful not to forget to write the multiplication sign.

Etymology

Compound of 乗 (multiplication) and 号 (symbol, mark).