げんごう

See also: けんこう, けんごう, and げんこう

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

げんごう • (gengō) ^{←げんがう (gengau)?}

1. (criminal slang, gambling) traditional Japanese gambling targeting price movements such as specific stocks and commodity futures

   Synonym: 合百 (gōhyaku / gōbyaku)

Etymology 2

Noun

げんごう • (gengō) 

1. 元号: An era name.
2. 減劫: (Buddhism) A process whereby human lifespans decline from 80,000 years to 10 years, decreasing by one year each year or each century.
3. 減号: The negative or minus sign.
4. 賢劫: