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ごと

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Etymology 1

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ごと (-goto

  1. (of time) every
    3(さん)(ねん)ごと(けん)(とう)
    sannen-goto no kentō
    triennial review (a review that occurs every three years)
    (さん)()(げつ)ごと
    sankagetsu-goto
    every three months

Etymology 2

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ごと (-goto

  1. including; up to; entirely
    (かわ)ごと()べる
    kawa-goto taberu
    to eat it whole, including the skin
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Etymology 3

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Suffixed form of (こと) (koto), showing rendaku.

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ごと (-goto

  1. Nominalizer for an action.
    (たの)ごと
    tanomare-goto
    matter that one has been entrusted with
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