gō

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 References

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology

gapu > gaɸu > *gawu > gau > gɔː > goː

[edit] Noun

gō (kanji 合, hiragana ごう, historical hiragana がふ)

1. A tenth of a unit.
   1. As a unit of volume, a tenth of a shō or approximately 0.1809 liters.
   2. As a unit of area, a tenth of a bu or tsubo or approximately 0.3306 m².
2. A unit of measurement for rice; equivalent to 180cc or 150 grams of short grain rice.
   • 1603-1604: Nippo Jisho (page 303)

   Gǒ. ガゥ 米などを量る枡目. また、碾いた茶（Cha）や薬などを量る小さな枡目.

[edit] References

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