げんごう

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

げんごう • (gengō) ←げんがう (gengau)?

  1. (criminal slang, gambling) traditional Japanese gambling targeting price movements such as specific stocks and commodity futures
    Synonym: 合百 (gōhyaku / gōbyaku)

Noun

げんごう • (gengō) 

  1. 元号: An era name.
  2. 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.
  3. 減号: The negative or minus sign.
  4. 賢劫:
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