ぎょう

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Japanese

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