ぎょう

See also: きょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぎょう – see the following entries.

【行】2 [noun] [from late 1100s] a line of text [noun] [date uncertain] (mathematics) a row of a matrix [noun] [from 1177] (calligraphy) Abbreviation of 行書 (“semi-cursive script”). [noun] [from 1887] a row or column, such as in a table; more specifically, such a row or column in the gojūon table, which consists of kana that have or historically had the same initial consonant [noun] [from 830] (Buddhism) saṅkhāra: formations, mental activity; one of the 五蘊 (goun, “five skandhas”) [noun] [from early 600s] (Buddhism) caryā: austerities; practice or discipline for enlightenment (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [noun] [date uncertain] (Buddhism) gamana: manner of going forward or walking (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a unisex given name

【業】3 [noun] work, task, business: the job at hand [noun] profession, business, trade: what one does to earn a living [noun] studies, scholarship ("being a scholar"), the arts

(This term, ぎょう (gyō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ぎょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぎょう.)