反古

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反	古

Etymology 1

• [pongu] > [ɸongu] > [hongu].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [honɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほんぐ, romaji hongu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 2

• [poːgu] > [ɸoːgu] > [hoːgu].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hoːɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほうぐ, romaji hōgu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 258)

     Fôgu. ホゥグ (反古) 書きよごした紙, または, もう役に立たない紙, まはた, 書き直したり書きよごしたりした習字手本.

   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 3

• [pogu] > [ɸogu] > [hogu].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hoɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほぐ, romaji hogu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 4

• [pongo] > [ɸongo] > [hongo].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [honɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほんご, romaji hongo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 5

• [poːgo] > [ɸoːgo] > [hoːgo].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hoːɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほうご, romaji hōgo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 6

• [pogo] > [ɸogo] > [hogo].

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hoɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 (hiragana ほご, romaji hogo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

References

• 1980 May 16 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: