Japanese Conversation · Level 67
75 words
Japanese word
信号
Pronunciation
Romajishingō
Meaning
- nounsignal
Example
信号が青になりました。shin gō ga ao ni na ri ma shi ta
The signal turned green.
More examples
歩行者は信号を守って、青になるまで待ちます。ho kō sha wa shin gō o mamo tte ao ni na ru ma de ma chi ma su
Pedestrians obey the traffic signal and wait until it turns green.
Core concept
A signal makes information, a warning, or an instruction recognizable through an agreed sign or change.
Common phrases
信号を守るshin gō o mamo ru
obey the traffic signal
信号に従うshin gō ni shitaga u
follow the traffic signal
信号待ちshin gō ma chi
waiting for the traffic signal
Similar words
合図aizu: A sign or movement used to send a message or give an instruction.
Definition in Japanese
情報や合図を伝えるためのしるしや仕組み。jō hō ya ai zu o tsuta e ru ta me no shi ru shi ya shi ku mi
Word origin
信号 (shingō) combines 信 (shin, "trust") and 号 (gō, "sign"), forming a Sino-Japanese compound for a sign that conveys information.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 信号 (shingō) often means a traffic light, but the same word also refers to signals such as radio signals.
Other meanings
- traffic lightnoun