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N4 · 5 strokes · — · Irodori #297 · Elementary 2 L3

号

call, item, name, nickname, number, pseudonym, title

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Readings

On’yomi
ゴウ
Kun’yomi
さけ・ぶ、よびな

Example words

  • 電話番号

    でんわばんごう

    telephone number

  • 号

    さけ・ぶ

    call

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A 5-stroke character meaning "call" — picture the concept as you trace each stroke.

🧩Components

Remember "call" (号) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

電話番号 (でんわばんごう) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 電話番号 (でんわばんごう) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: さけ・ぶ、よびな — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ゴウ — common in compound words (熟語).