しょ
初
ごう
号

noun

  1. first number (e.g. issue of a magazine).
  2. No. 1 type.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
ごう
号
 初号 しょごう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
nickname, number, item
ゴウ　さけ.ぶ　よびな (3rd, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる