go-on
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are Japanese kanji readings based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the historically prestigious eastern Jiankang (now Nanjing) dialect.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- on'yomi
- Named after
- Eastern Wu
- Followed by
- kan-on
- Based on
- Wu Chinese
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- native label
- 呉音
- name in kana
- ごおん
- related category
- Category:Japanese terms spelled with kanji with goon readings
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are Japanese kanji readings based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the historically prestigious eastern Jiankang (now Nanjing) dialect.
Go-on are the earliest form of , preceding the readings. Both go-on and kan-on exhibit characteristics of Middle Chinese.
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