Definition of (ごう)

ごう

ごう

gou

noun
1.
gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres
2.
gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square
3.
one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain
4.
conjunction(astronomy term)
See also:
5.
sum, total
See also:合計
6.
synthesis (in dialectics)
See also:総合,  正反合
7.
minor premise (in hetuvidya)
counter
8.
counter for covered containers
9.
counter for matches, battles, etc.
Related Kanji
fit, suit, join, 0.1
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

じっさい
実際に
「はやぶさ」
たいよう
太陽
ちきゅう
地球
たいよう
太陽
はんたいがわ
反対側
位置
げんしょ
現象
ごう
Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'