5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • さけ
  • よびな
On'yomi
  • number ②sobriquet ③suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゴウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

nickname, number, item
ゴウ さけ.ぶ よびな (3rd, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Contained In

Common Words

number ②sobriquet ③suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
signal ②traffic light
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine) ②No. 1 type
number on the back of a player's uniform
suffix for train car numbers
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References

Unicode hex code 53F7
JIS X 0208 1-25-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 882
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 692
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2153
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2675
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1361
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1847
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1242
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1330
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 368
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 272
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 227
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3256
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 281
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 266
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 266
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 215
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 399
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 297
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 248
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 442
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.12
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 316
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1250
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d2.10
Four corner code 6020.7
De Roo Code 3752