ジョーグー

also: ジョーグ · じょうぐう

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, used as a suffix

liker of; fan; enthusiast; -phile

usually written using kana alone

Ryukyuan dialect suffix meaning 'a person who likes something' or 'a fan of something'. Attaches to nouns to form words like 酒ジョーグー (sake lover).

See also: 上戸 (じょうご)

彼かれは酒さけジョーグーだから、毎まい晩ばん飲のんでいる。
He's a sake lover, so he drinks every night.
うちの祖そ父ふは釣つりジョーグーで、週しゅう末まつはいつも海うみに行いく。
My grandfather is a fishing enthusiast and goes to the sea every weekend.