Chinese

Verb

反古

1. to return to an ancient state; to return to ancient ideas or customs

Japanese

Etymology 1

• [pongu] > [ɸongu] > [hongu]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [honɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほんぐ, romaji hongu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 2

• [poːgu] > [ɸoːgu] > [hoːgu]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoːɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほうぐ, romaji hōgu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 258)

     Fôgu. ホゥグ (反古) 書きよごした紙, または, もう役に立たない紙, まはた, 書き直したり書きよごしたりした習字手本.

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 3

• [pogu] > [ɸogu] > [hogu]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoɡu]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほぐ, romaji hogu)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 4

• [pongo] > [ɸongo] > [hongo]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [honɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほんご, romaji hongo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 260)

     Fongo. ホンゴ (反古) Fôgu (反古)の条を見よ. それというのは,このように〔Fongoと〕書かれるけれども,Fôgu (ほうぐ)と発音されるからである. 書きよごした紙などの意.

2. something that is useless

Etymology 5

• [poːgo] > [ɸoːgo] > [hoːgo]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoːɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほうご, romaji hōgo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

Etymology 6

• [pogo] > [ɸogo] > [hogo]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoɡo]

Alternative forms

• 反故

Noun

反古 ‎(hiragana ほご, romaji hogo)

1. paper that has become useless; wastepaper
2. something that is useless

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.