A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 5 strokes

Nickname ; Number ; Item ; Title ; Pseudonym ; Name ; Call

Readings on: ゴウ
Kun readings: さけ.ぶ・よびな

号ごう — Number

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 番号ばんごう — Number Word card → Source
• 信号しんごう — signalling lamp(car); red light; semaphore Word card → Source
• 元号げんごう — era name Source
• 年号ねんごう — Name of an era Source
• 記号きごう — code; symbol Source
• 暗号あんごう — code; password Source