ごんごんFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1noungreat burdockarchaicfemale term, language, or nameArchaic female court language for 牛蒡 (ごぼう). Used historically as a secret word among court ladies.See also: 牛蒡宮きゅう中ちゅうの女にょう房ぼう言こと葉ばでは、ごぼうを「ごん」と呼よんだ。In the secret language of court ladies, burdock was called 'gon'.
