グー

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See also: 偶 and ぐう

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Noun

グー • (gū) 

  1. (rock paper scissors) rock, a closed fist in the game of rock paper scissors
    Coordinate terms: チョキ, パー
  2. (by extension) clenched fist

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

グー or ぐう • (gū) 

  1. growl, rumble, (often) the sound of stomach rumble
  2. zzz, the sound of snoring or heavy breathing, indicative of sleep

Etymology 3

From English good.

Pronunciation

Adjective

グー • (gū) -na (adnominal グーな (gū na), adverbial グーに (gū ni))

  1. (informal) good, great, cool, interesting
    Synonyms: 良い (ii), 素晴らしい (subarashii)
    グーなパーティー
    gū na pātī
    a great party
    味(あじ)はグーだ。
    Aji wa gū da.
    The flavor is nice.
Inflection
Inflection of グー
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) グーだろ gū daro
Continuative (連用形) グーで gū de
Terminal (終止形) グーだ gū da
Attributive (連体形) グーな gū na
Hypothetical (仮定形) グーなら gū nara
Imperative (命令形) グーであれ gū de are
Key constructions
Informal negative グーではない
グーじゃない 		gū de wa nai
gū ja nai
Informal past グーだった gū datta
Informal negative past グーではなかった
グーじゃなかった 		gū de wa nakatta
gū ja nakatta
Formal グーです gū desu
Formal negative グーではありません
グーじゃありません 		gū de wa arimasen
gū ja arimasen
Formal past グーでした gū deshita
Formal negative past グーではありませんでした
グーじゃありませんでした 		gū de wa arimasen deshita
gū ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive グーで gū de
Conditional グーなら（ば） gū nara (ba)
Provisional グーだったら gū dattara
Volitional グーだろう gū darō
Adverbial グーに gū ni
Degree グーさ gūsa
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