号

• 読み: ごう
• ローマ字: gō
• 漢字の分解: 号 (go) — title, name, designation
• 発音: /ɡoː/

意味

Pen name; art name; pseudonym. Also: a title, designation, or issue number.

A noun with several related senses. In literary and artistic contexts, 号 refers to a pseudonym voluntarily chosen by an artist, writer, or monk — distinct from a 筆名 (hitsuimei, pen name used for publication) in that 号 was traditionally a self-selected name reflecting personal ideals or aesthetic identity. Famous examples include 松尾芭蕉 (from 芭蕉庵, his hut) and 夏目漱石 (from a Chinese proverb). Also used for serial issue numbers (第三号 = issue three).

例文

1. 松尾芭蕉という号は、庭に植えた芭蕉の木に由来すると伝えられている。
2. この作家は号として独自の筆名を名乗り、本名はほとんど公にしなかった。
3. 夏目漱石という号は、石に漱ぎ流れに枕するという故事に基づいている。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, art history, biography, traditional culture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese 號 (hào), meaning a name, title, or designation. In Japan it was adopted to describe the self-chosen literary or artistic names favoured by poets, monks, and painters, especially from the Heian period onward.

文化的背景

時代: Heian–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Artists and scholars