きゅう
救
なん
難
しん
信
ごう
号

noun

  1. distress signal, SOS.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
救
なん
難
しん
信
ごう
号
 救難信号 きゅうなんしんごう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

salvation, save, help
すく.う　キュウ (4th, N1)
request, want, wish for
もと.める　キュウ　グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン　むずか.しい　かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
faith, truth, fidelity
シン　のぶ　しな (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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