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号

Nickname

WaniKani level 4JLPT N3Joyo grade 3Top 500-1,000 · #5855 strokes

Meanings

Nickname, Number, Item, Title, Pseudonym, Name, Call

On'yomi

ごう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

さけ.ぶ、 よびな

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 号

号 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

号 (Nickname) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #585 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 4

石世主他代写去央平打氷申

Words using 号

暗号あんごうcode記号きごうsign元号げんごうname of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)号ごうnumber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order (esp. to a number of people)

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