What does kanji 号 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 号 is nickname.

How is kanji 号 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 号 are さけ.ぶ, よびな; the onyomi readings are ゴウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 号?

Kanji 号 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 号?

The main radical for kanji 号 is 口.

What words use kanji 号?

Example words that use kanji 号 include 号, 号外, 号泣, 号車.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

号

Meaning

Kanji 号

nickname

nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さけ.ぶよびな
Onyomi 音読み: ゴウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 號 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #585
Strokes: 5
Radical: 口
Components: 一 • 勹 • 口
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 朽 • 巧 • 考 • 兮 • 攷 • 丂 • 甹

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 570 entries that include this kanji.

号

ごう

size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)

号外

ごうがい

newspaper extra

号泣

ごうきゅう

crying loudly

号車

ごうしゃ

suffix for train car numbers

号令

ごうれい

ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

号数

ごうすう

number or size of periodicals or pictures

号砲

ごうほう

signal gun

号する

ごうする

to name

号音

ごうおん

signal (sound)

号館

ごうかん

suffix for building numbers

号口

ごうぐち

regular production

号室

ごうしつ

suffix for room numbers

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

受付で番号札の号を確認してください。

Please check the number on your queue ticket at the reception desk.

彼は作家として別の号を使っている。

He uses a different pseudonym as a writer.

その画家は雅号に美しい号を選んだ。

The painter chose a beautiful art name.

最新号はもう書店に並んでいます。

The latest issue is already on display in bookstores.

一号室はこの廊下の突き当たりです。

Room number one is at the end of this hallway.