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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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