信号
しんごう
hepburn shingou
traffic light, signal
Part of speech · noun
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信faith
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Examples
- 信号が赤の時は渡ってはいけません。You must not cross when the light is red.
- 次の信号を右に曲がってください。Please turn right at the next traffic light.
Collocations
信号が赤信号が青信号を待つ信号を守る次の信号
Mnemonic
信号 shingou — 信 (trust, agreed sign) + 号 (mark, call). An agreed sign that conveys a message — a signal. In daily life it usually means a traffic light. Note that in Japanese the green light is called 青信号, literally a "blue" signal.
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What does Japanese call the green traffic light?