号 is read ごう (gou), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 号?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 号 used in a sentence?

あの信号まで行って止まってください。 — Go to that traffic light and stop.

How do you write 号 in romaji?

号 is written gou in romaji, also spelled go.

号ごう

ごう · gou (also spelled go)

noun

Number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group

sobriquet, pen-name
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

Other ways to say “number” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

あの信号まで行って止まってください。

あのしんごうまでいってとまってください。

Go to that traffic light and stop.

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電話番号に間違いがあります。

でんわばんごうにまちがいがあります。

There is a mistake in the phone number.

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次の信号を右に曲がってください。

つぎのしんごうをみぎにまがってください。

Turn right at the next traffic light.

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振込先の口座番号を、お調べします。

ふりこみさきのこうざばんごうを、おしらべします。

I will look up the account number for the transfer.

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Kanji in this word

号Nickname, Number, Item 音ごう訓さけ.ぶ・よびな JLPT N3 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

番号ばんごうnumber, series of digits 年号ねんごうname of an era, year number ～号～ごうcounter for magazine; the name of ship 符号ふごうsign, mark, symbol 信号しんごうtraffic lights, signal, semaphore 記号きごうsymbol, code

Questions

What does 号 mean?

Number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group. It can also mean: sobriquet, pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc..

How do you pronounce 号?

ごう (gou). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

How do I remember 号?

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