Kanji 呉 give, do something for, kingdom of Wu Related words 豆とう 乳にゅう 豆乳 is soy milk, the liquid extracted from ご ; ご is the mashed soybean paste before straining.
おから おから is the solid pulp left after straining ご to make soy milk.
Written forms 豆汁ご Usage 8%
Standard kanji spelling for this culinary term.
豆油ご Usage 54%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 豆汁 .
呉ご Usage 38%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji (phonetic) spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
Etymology The reading ご is a gikun (special reading) assigned to the kanji 豆汁 (literally 'bean juice') and 豆油 ('bean oil'), reflecting the word's meaning rather than standard on'yomi or kun'yomi. The origin of the word itself is uncertain.
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