also: ぐち
suffix
including; together with; and all
Attaches to nouns to mean 'including that thing' or 'together with it'. Often used when something is done without removing or separating a part, e.g., eating something whole or taking something as a set.
りんごを皮ごと食べる。
I eat the apple, skin and all.
家を家具ごと借りた。
I rented the house together with the furniture.
一緒に is an adverb meaning 'together with' and is used with verbs to describe doing something with someone or something. ごと is a suffix that attaches directly to a noun to mean 'including that noun' or 'together with it', often implying the noun is not separated or removed.
込み is a suffix meaning 'including' and is often used in pricing or counting contexts (e.g., 税込み, tax included). ごと is more general and often implies physical inclusion or doing something without removing parts.
Derived from the noun 事 (こと, 'thing'), with the suffix ごと originally meaning 'together with the thing'. The reading ぐち is an archaic variant.