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信号

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

信号 — “traffic light, signal”

信号 (read しんごう) means traffic light, signal. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しんごう

Meaning

traffic light, signal

信号 in a sentence

信号しんごうが赤あかです。止まっとまってください。

The light is red. Please stop.

The kanji in 信号

信trust, belief
号number; signal

Words that share a kanji with 信号

信仰しんこう— faith, belief (religious)
信じるしんじる— to believe, to trust
信用しんよう— trust, credit, confidence
信頼しんらい— trust, reliance, confidence
通信つうしん— communication, correspondence
信ずるしんずる— to believe, to have faith in
迷信めいしん— superstition
番号ばんごう— number, series of digits

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