Word Meaning 記号

きごう kigou

記号 is read as きごう (kigou) and means symbol.

Meaning

English

  1. symbol
  2. code
  3. sign
  4. notation

Reading

Kana

きごう

Romaji

kigou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

記号学

きごうがく

semiotics

記号化

きごうか

symbolization

記号で表す

きごうであらわす

to represent by signs

記号論理学

きごうろんりがく

symbolic logic

記号性

きごうせい

symbol characteristic

記号文字

きごうもじ

symbolic-character

化学記号

かがくきごう

chemical symbols (for the elements)

小数点記号

しょうすうてんきごう

decimal marker

円記号

えんきごう

yen symbol

高音部記号

こうおんぶきごう

treble clef

本位記号

ほんいきごう

natural (sign)

特定記号

とくていきごう

identifier

Example Sentences

10

このきごうのいみがわかりません。

I don't understand the meaning of this symbol.

Can you read phonetic signs?

The sign '&' stands for 'and'.

The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.

The symbol "&" means "and".

What does this sign mean?

I can't understand this sign's meaning.

The symbol used for the Israeli Shekel is "₪".

Have you read "Structure and Power - Beyond Semiotics" by Akira Asada?

The interdependence of thought and speech makes it clear that languages are not so much a means of expressing truth that has already been established, but a means of discovering truth that was previously unknown. Their diversity is a diversity not of sounds and signs but of ways of looking at the world.