暗あん号ごう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a system of secret writing or a secret word used for authentication. Covers both cryptographic codes and everyday passwords.

このメッセージは暗あん号ごうで書かかれている。
This message is written in code.
Wi-Fiの暗あん号ごうを入にゅう力りょくしてください。
Please enter the Wi-Fi password.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を暗あん号ごうで送おくるto send something in code
重じゅう要ような情じょう報ほうを暗あん号ごうで送おくった。
We sent the important information in code.
暗あん号ごうを解とくto decipher/crack a code
専せん門もん家かがその暗あん号ごうを解とくのに三みっ日かかかった。
It took the expert three days to crack the code.
暗あん号ごうを設せっ定ていするto set a password
新あたらしいアカウントに暗あん号ごうを設せっ定ていした。
I set a password for the new account.
暗あん号ごうがばれるfor a code/password to be found out or leaked
敵てきに暗あん号ごうがばれてしまった。
The enemy found out our code.

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
号nickname, number, item

Related words

パスワードN3
パスワード is the everyday loanword for a login password, while 暗号 is broader and also covers ciphers or coded systems.
合あい言こと葉ば
合言葉 is a spoken prearranged password used to confirm identity, whereas 暗号 covers written or systematic codes as well.
コードN3
暗号 refers specifically to a cipher or secret code for encryption, whereas コード covers any kind of code, including programming code or symbol systems.
符ふ号ごうN2
暗号 specifically means a cipher or secret code meant to conceal information, whereas 符号 is a neutral term for any identifying mark or code without implying secrecy.

Don't confuse with· 6

番ばん号ごうN5
番号 (a number, like a phone number) sounds similar to 暗号 (a secret code) but has an unrelated meaning.
隠いん語ご
暗号 is a cipher or code that encrypts a message's form, while 隠語 is ordinary-sounding vocabulary whose special meaning is known only to a group.
記き号ごうN2
暗号 means a secret code or cipher meant to conceal information, whereas 記号 is simply a visible symbol used to represent something openly.

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コードネーム
暗号 means a cipher or secret code for encrypting messages, while コードネーム is a secret name given to a person or operation, not a cipher.
合あい言こと葉ば
暗号 means a code or cipher used to encrypt information, whereas 合言葉 is a simple shared word or phrase for mutual recognition.
暗あん証しょう番ばん号ごうN5
暗証番号 is a personal PIN used to verify identity, whereas 暗号 means a cipher or code used to encrypt information, not a fixed personal number.

Word family· 31

暗あん号ごう化か
encryption; encoding; encipherment
暗あん号ごう学がく
cryptography; cryptology
暗あん号ごう帳ちょう
codebook
暗あん号ごう文ぶん
cryptogram; cipher text; encrypted message
暗あん号ごう法ほう
cryptography

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暗あん号ごう解かい
cipher key; code key
暗あん号ごう鍵かぎ
cryptographic key; encryption key
暗あん号ごうキー
encryption key; cryptographic key
暗あん号ごう同どう期き
cryptographic synchronization
暗あん号ごう手しゅ法ほう
cryptography; cryptographic technique

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Etymology

Compound of 暗 (dark, hidden) and 号 (sign, number), literally 'hidden sign'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Japanese to mean 'code' or 'cipher' since at least the early modern period.