信号

• 読み: しんごう
• ローマ字: shingou
• 漢字の分解: 信 (shin) — trust, believe, message; 号 (gou) — sign, number, signal
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.ɡoː/

意味

Traffic signal; traffic light. Also used more broadly for any kind of signal.

A noun meaning signal or traffic light. In daily conversation, 信号 most often refers to traffic lights at intersections. Japanese traffic lights use the colours blue/green (青), yellow (黄色), and red (赤). Interestingly, the green light is traditionally called 青信号 (blue signal) in Japanese.

例文

1. 信号が青になったら渡ってください。
2. 信号を右に曲がると学校があります。
3. あの信号のところで止まってください。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, driving, pedestrian safety

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 信 (trust, message) and 号 (sign, number). Originally meant any kind of signal or sign before becoming associated with traffic lights.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal