号 Kanji – nickname
The Japanese kanji 号 can mean nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call.
Meaning and Readings
How is 号 read?
号 has the onyomi reading ゴウ and the kunyomi readings さけぶ, よびな.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gou, sakebu, yobina.
Common Japanese Words Using 号
These common Japanese words contain 号. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 暗号（あんごう） — code, password, cipher
- 記号（きごう） — sign, symbol, mark
- 元号（げんごう） — name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
- 号（ごう） — number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
- 号外（ごうがい） — newspaper extra
- 号泣（ごうきゅう） — crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation
- 号車（ごうしゃ） — suffix for train car numbers
- 号令（ごうれい） — order (esp. to a number of people), command
- 称号（しょうごう） — title, name, degree
- 信号（しんごう） — signal, signalling, signaling