Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぞう
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
goon
 造語 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (ぞう) (, to create) + () (-go, words).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぞう)() (zōgoざうご (zaugo)?

  1. (lexicography) coinage

Verb

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(ぞう)()する (zōgo suruざうご (zaugo)?suru (stem (ぞう)() (zōgo shi), past (ぞう)()した (zōgo shita))

  1. (lexicography) to coin

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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