号 (Gou) is a Japanese noun meaning “number, edition, make, model”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixnumber; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
- noun, noun suffixsobriquet; pen-name
- noun, noun suffixsize (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
- suffixsuffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Examples
四国は台風１０号に襲われた。
Shikoku was hit by Typhoon No. 10.
台風９号は四国に接近している。
Typhoon No.9 is approaching Shikoku.
僕は５８号の高速道路を使ったよ。
I took Highway 58.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).