• 番号ばんごう — number
• 信号しんごう — traffic light, signal
• 記号きごう — symbol
• 号外ごうがい — extra edition (newspaper)
• 年号ねんごう — era name
• 怒号どごう — angry shout

The kanji 号 originally depicts a mouth exhaling or shouting. It conveys meanings related to calling, naming, or numbering. In modern usage, it appears in edition numbers, traffic signals, and symbolic labels.

この信号しんごうを右みぎに曲まがってください。
Please turn right at this signal.

その号外ごうがいは 無料むりょうで配くばられた。
The extra edition was distributed for free.

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