also: ごうば
Rare term for 'number' or 'numeral'; in modern Japanese, 番号 or 数字 are far more common. May appear in historical or specialized contexts.
In old documents, the word 号碼 is used to mean 'number'.
four-corner method
Rare kanji spelling; the word is usually written in kana or replaced by 番号.
Alternate reading; rare and possibly dialectal or archaic.
Borrowed from Chinese 號碼／号码, “number” or “numeral,” and read with Sino-Japanese pronunciations as 号碼.