呉ご音おん

noun

go-on; Wu reading

Linguistic term for the Sino-Japanese reading of kanji based on 5th–6th century Chinese, often associated with Buddhist texts. Contrasts with 漢音 (kan-on) and 唐音 (tō-on).

See also: 漢音 (かんおん) · 唐音 (とうおん) · 呉 (ご)

• 「行ぎょう」の呉ご音おんは「ぎょう」で、漢かん音おんは「こう」です。

  The go-on reading of 行 is 'gyō', while the kan-on reading is 'kō'.

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