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号
number · sign · symbol · call
N3On: ごう
Memory Aid
This kanji looks like a megaphone (the top part) attached to a mouth (口). You use a megaphone to make a loud 'call' or 'signal'.
'GŌ' — like 'GO!' when you give a signal or a command.
Vocabulary
番号ばんごうnumber
信号しんごうsignal, traffic light
記号きごうsymbol, sign
号外ごうがいextra edition (of a newspaper)
何号なんごうwhat number (e.g., bus, issue)
Example Sentences
あなたの電話番号を教えてください。
Please tell me your phone number.
信号が赤に変わりました。
The traffic light turned red.
この地図には色々な記号があります。
There are various symbols on this map.
駅前で新聞の号外が配られていた。
Extra editions of the newspaper were being distributed in front of the station.