漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
号: nickname, number
Also: item, title, pseudonym, name, call
口 carries the meaning · 一 is drawn in
One reading, and the words that use it
ゴウgou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 番号ばんごうnumber
- 信号しんごうtraffic lights, signal
- 年号ねんごうname of an era
- 記号きごうsymbol
- 暗号あんごうpassword
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 3号車さんごうしゃ3rd compartment (e.g. train)
Also read さけぶ, よびな, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)号 to wail (sound) + 虎 tiger (meaning)
Originally an ideogram (指事) of a tiger with a line representing exhaled air while roaring, thus meaning "to roar; to shout". Later forms added 口 (“mouth”) or 言 (“speech”) to emphasize the act of crying or calling.
Source: Wiktionary, 號 (rev. 92201606), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
Connections
Also read ゴウ
12 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 號 · hào
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 号. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 號.
- Simplified
- 号 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 號 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin hào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.