- 1. [n] gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml
- 2. [n] gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters
- 3. [n] one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
- 4. [n] {astron} conjunction
- 5. [n] sum; total
- 6. [n] {phil} synthesis (in dialectics)
- 7. [n] minor premise (in hetuvidya)
- 8. [ctr] counter for covered containers
- 9. [ctr] counter for matches, battles, etc.
Kanji in this word
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合
fit, suit, join, 0.1On: ゴウ (gou)、 ガッ (gaッ)、 カッ (kaッ)Kun: あ.う (a.u)、 -あ.う (-a.u)、 あ.い (a.i)、 あい- (ai-)、 -あ.い (-a.i)、 -あい (-ai)、 あ.わす (a.wasu)、 あ.わせる (a.waseru)、 -あ.わせる (-a.waseru)
Example Sentences
もちろん、実際に「はやぶさ」が太陽に近づいているわけではなく、図のように地球から見て太陽の反対側に位置するだけですが、このような現象を「合」と呼びます。
mochiron , jissaini ( hayabusa ) ga taiyou ni chikazu iteiruwakedehanaku , zu noyouni chikyuu kara mite taiyou no hantaigawa ni ichi surudakedesuga , konoyouna genshou wo ( gou ) to yobi masu .
Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'.