ぎょ

See also: きょ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞]

Syllable

ぎょ • (gyo) 

1. The hiragana syllable ぎょ (gyo). Its equivalent in katakana is ギョ (gyo).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ぎょ – see the following entry.

【御】S [noun] equestrianism, horseriding [noun] a coachman [noun] (by extension) serving nearby (to an aristocrat, etc.) [prefix] prefixed to make an honorific kanji compound, especially used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the emperor and/or the equivalents [suffix] suffixed to make an honorific kanji compound which means the action belongs or is related to the emperor and/or the equivalents [affix] control (a machine, etc.) [affix] govern, rule [affix] servant [affix] Alternative spelling of 禦 (gyo): defend, protect

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