号（ごう）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: number
Example sentences
- 雑誌の五月号を買った。 — I bought the May issue of the magazine.
- 三号室でお待ちください。 — Please wait in room number three.
Idioms & proverbs containing “号”
- 赤信号 (あかしんごう) — red light (traffic)
- 赤信号皆で渡れば怖くない (あかしんごうみんなでわたればこわくない) — if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of; there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it
- 青信号 (あおしんごう) — green light (traffic)
- 黄信号 (きしんごう) — yellow light (traffic)
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “号” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)