ごと

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
毎

Suffix

ごと • (-goto) 

  1. (of time) every
    3(さん)年(ねん)ごとの検(けん)討(とう)
    sannen-goto no kentō
    triennial review (a review that occurs every three years)
    三(さん)ヶ(か)月(げつ)ごと
    sankagetsu-goto
    every three months

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
共

Suffix

ごと • (-goto) 

  1. including; up to; entirely
    皮(かわ)ごと食(た)べる
    kawa-goto taberu
    to eat it whole, including the skin
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
事

Suffixed form of 事(こと) (koto), showing rendaku.

Suffix

ごと • (-goto) 

  1. Nominalizer for an action.
    頼(たの)まれごと
    tanomare-goto
    matter that one has been entrusted with
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