Quick answer
号 is the kanji for "Item / Name / Call". A common reading is さけ.ぶ (sakebu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Item / Name / Call
Also : Item · Name · Call · Title · Number · Nickname
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 号 represents 'NICKNAME'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of nickname.
On-reading: ごう — remember this sound by associating it with nickname. Kun-reading: さけ.ぶ.
Example Sentences
電話番号を教えてください。
でんわばんごうをおしえてください。
Please tell me your phone number.
台風が近づいているというニュースが号外で出ました。
たいふうがちかづいているというにゅーすがごうがいででました。
A special edition was published with news that a typhoon is approaching.
Vocabulary using 号
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