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'.

• 仏ぶっ教きょう用よう語ごには呉ご音おんが多おおく使つかわれています。

  Many Buddhist terms use go-on readings.