ごおん

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See also: ごうおん and こおん

Japanese

Noun

ごおん (goon

  1. 呉音: One category of on'yomi (音読み, おんよみ), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji character.
  2. 五陰: (Buddhism) Alternate for 五蘊 (goun): skandha, any of the five types of attribute that constitute the personality of an individual.
  3. 五音: Alternate reading for 五音 (goin): the five basic musical tones in the Wu Xing Taoist tradition.
  4. 御恩: A favor received from someone; a reward one receives or gives to someone else.
  5. 語音: The sound or pronunciation of a word; a phoneme.

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