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号
Kyōiku Kanji

号 — number / issue

Grade 3ごう
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号 (readings: ごう; Japanese kanji) means “number / issue”. It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 番号 (number).

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What does 号 mean?

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Kanji号
Meaningnumber / issue
Readingsごう
GradeGrade 3 (Medium)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example番号 (number)

How to read 号

号 is read ごう depending on the word.

Words with 号

  • 信号しんごうtín hiệu
  • 番号số
  • 号泣khóc to
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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