Chinese

Noun

古語

1. old language; ancient language
2. old words; old expression

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​ご [kóꜜgò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡ̃o̞]

Noun

古語 ‎(hiragana こご, romaji kogo)

1. old words that are generally not in use anymore; archaic words

Derived terms

• 古語辞典 (こごじてん) ‎(kogojiten)

See also

• 死語 (しご) ‎(shigo)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3