Japanese Conversation · Level 73
75 words
Japanese word
記号
Pronunciation
Romajikigō
Meaning
- nounsymbol
Example
この記号は駅を表します。ko no ki gō wa eki o arawa shi ma su
This symbol represents a station.
More examples
地図の記号を見れば、山の場所が分かります。chi zu no ki gō o mi re ba yama no ba sho ga wa ka ri ma su
Looking at the symbols on the map, you can tell where the mountains are.
Core concept
Represents an idea, object, or piece of information through a recognizable mark rather than through words alone.
Common phrases
記号の意味ki gō no i mi
the meaning of a symbol
記号を使うki gō o tsuka u
use a symbol
記号で表すki gō de arawa su
represent with a symbol
Similar words
符号fugō: A sign used to represent information, a value, or an operation in a formal system.
印shirushi: A mark placed or shown to identify something or indicate a particular meaning.
マークmāku: A simple design or sign used to represent something or identify it.
標識hyōshiki: A sign that gives information or direction in a public place.
Definition in Japanese
ある意味や情報を目で見て分かる形にしたしるし。a ru i mi ya jō hō o me de mi te wa ka ru katachi ni shi ta shi ru shi
Word origin
記号 (kigō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 記 (ki, "record") and 号 (gō, "sign or number"), referring to a recorded mark that indicates something.
Usage tips
- Mathematical signs such as plus and equals are also 記号 (kigō), so the word covers both everyday symbols and formal marks.
Other meanings
- marknoun
- signnoun
Related words
- 記号化kigōkasymbolizationnoun
- 記号的kigōtekisymbolicna-adjective