合期

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ごう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 合期 (*hop *ghiə, literally meeting a deadline). Alternately, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements (, to meet) + (go, a period of time).

/ɡafuɡo/ > /ɡauɡo/ > /ɡɔːɡo/ > /ɡoːɡo/

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーご [gòógó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

(ごう)() • (gōgo) がふご (gafugo)?

  1. favorable progress
  2. meeting a deadline, being on time

Verb

(ごう)()する • (gōgo suru) がふご (gafugo)?intransitive suru (stem (ごう)() (gōgo shi), past (ごう)()した (gōgo shita))

  1. to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
  2. to meet a deadline, to be on time
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
がっ
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Variant of goon reading, using the unvoiced ko reading for .

/ɡafuko/ > /ɡakko/

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っこ [gàkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠k̚ko̞]

Noun

(がっ)() • (gakko) 

  1. favorable progress
  2. meeting a deadline, being on time

Verb

(がっ)()する • (gakko suru) intransitive suru (stem (がっ)() (gakko shi), past (がっ)()した (gakko shita))

  1. to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
  2. to meet a deadline, to be on time
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
がっ
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Rarer variant reading.[2]

/ɡafuɡo/ > /ɡaɡɡo/

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っご [gàggó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɡ̚ɡ̊o̞]

Noun

(がっ)() • (gaggo) 

  1. (rare) favorable progress
  2. (rare) meeting a deadline, being on time

Verb

(がっ)()する • (gaggo suru) intransitive suru (stem (がっ)() (gaggo shi), past (がっ)()した (gaggo shita))

  1. (rare) to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
  2. (rare) to meet a deadline, to be on time
Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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