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交通信号 (koutsuushingou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

交こう通つう信しん号ごう

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Meanings

1

traffic light; traffic signal

Refers to the physical signal device or the system of traffic lights at an intersection.

交こう差さ点てんの交こう通つう信しん号ごうが赤あかに

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The traffic light at the intersection turned red.

交こう通つう信しん号ごうに従したがって横おう断だん歩ほ道どうを渡わたりましょう。

Let's cross the crosswalk following the traffic signal.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
通traffic, pass through, avenue
信faith, truth, fidelity
号nickname, number, item

Related words

信しん号ごうN4
交通信号 is the formal, full term for a traffic light, while 信号 alone is the everyday word people use for the same thing.

Built from

交こう通つう+信しん号ごう

Etymology

Compound of 交通 (kōtsū, 'traffic') and 信号 (shingō, 'signal').