記号
きごう
sign; symbol; mark
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
sign; symbol; mark
Example sentences
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I can't understand this sign's meaning.
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The sign '&' stands for 'and'.
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What does this sign mean?
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The sign means that the answer is correct.
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I don't know what this symbol stands for.
More examples (4)
記号の「&」は「and」ってことよ。
The symbol "&" means "and".
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The symbol "x" usually stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics.
イスラエルシュケルを表す記号は「₪」です。
The symbol used for the Israeli Shekel is "₪".
思考と発話とが相互依存することからわかるように、言語は、既成の事実を捉えるための手段というよりも、未知なる真実を見つけ出すための手段である。その多様性は、音声や記号ではなく世界観の多様性なのだ。
The interdependence of thought and speech makes it clear that languages are not so much a means of expressing truth that has already been established, but a means of discovering truth that was previously unknown. Their diversity is a diversity not of sounds and signs but of ways of looking at the world.