号 — number, mark, call

ごう号 number

ごう

U+53F7 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #585 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1240 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

number
mark
call

Readings

On'yomi: ごう gou
Kun'yomi: さけ sake よびな yobina

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ごう gou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

号(ごう) gou number 番(ばん) 号(ごう) bangou number 記(き) 号(ごう) kigou symbol 暗(あん) 号(ごう) angou code 号(ごう) 線(せん) gousen line number 二(に) 号(ごう) nigou number two 元(げん) 号(ごう) gengou name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa) 号(ごう) 車(しゃ) gousha suffix for train car numbers

Words by frequency and grade

20 words

Each dot is a word containing 号: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

くち口 mouth #30

いち一 one #1

Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) above 丂 (breath/exhalation). To call out — a sound projected forcefully. Extended to number or mark.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#30 口 mouth