Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぎょ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (gyo, respectful prefix) +‎ (i, desire).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぎょ)() (gyoi

  1. wish, desire (used instead of plain when referring to the wishes of someone other than the speaker)
  2. (exclamatory) as you wish; yes, sir!

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN