Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 3
だん
Grade: 3
こと > ごと
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 相談(そうだん) (sōdan) + (こと) (koto). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [so̞ːdã̠ŋɡo̞to̞]

Noun

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(そう)(だん)(ごと) (sōdangotoさうだんごと (saudangoto)?

  1. matter to be discussed
    (はな)しにくい相談事(そうだんごと)
    hanashinikui sōdangoto
    topic that is hard to bring up