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Japanese
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
げんごう • (gengō) ←げんがう (gengau)?
- (criminal slang, gambling) traditional Japanese gambling targeting price movements such as specific stocks and commodity futures
- Synonym: 合百 (gōhyaku / gōbyaku)
Etymology 2
Noun
げんごう • (gengō)
- 元号: An era name.
- 減劫: (Buddhism) A process whereby human lifespans decline from 80,000 years to 10 years, decreasing by one year each year or each century.
- 減号: The negative or minus sign.
- 賢劫: