# 号 — serial number; title

号 means “serial number; title”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ゴウ (gou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 号 (gou, “number; edition”).

- Meaning: serial number; title
- On'yomi: ゴウ (gou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 号

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 一 one; floor

## Words with 号

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 号 | ごう (gou) | number; edition |

## Don't confuse it with

[句](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/phrase/) · [右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [写](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/copy/) · [同](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/same/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/. Last updated 2026-11-01.