go-on
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are Japanese kanji readings based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the historically prestigious eastern Jiankang (now Nanjing) dialect.
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- 呉音
- name in kana
- ごおん
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are Japanese kanji readings based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the historically prestigious eastern Jiankang (now Nanjing) dialect.
Go-on are the earliest form of , preceding the readings. Both go-on and kan-on exhibit characteristics of Middle Chinese.
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