号外

See also: 號外

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 号外 – see 號外 (“outside the numbers; extra; an extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the ordinary news cycle”). (This term is the simplified form of 號外).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
号	外
ごう Grade: 3	がい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
號外 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. extra (extra edition of a newspaper)
   • 1927, 岸田國士, 遂に「知らん」文六（三場）:

     「号外(ごうがい)」「号外(ごうがい)」と呼(よ)ぶ声(こえ)。

     “Gōgai” “gōgai” to yobu koe.

     A voice cried, "extra! extra!"