合期

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 合期 (*hop *ghiə, literally “meeting a deadline”). Alternately, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements 合 (gō, “to meet”) + 期 (go, “a period of time”).

/ɡafuɡo/ > /ɡauɡo/ > /ɡɔːɡo/ > /ɡoːɡo/

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ごーご [gòógó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ːɡo̞]

合期 (hiragana ごうご, rōmaji gōgo, historical hiragana がふご)

1. favorable progress
2. meeting a deadline, being on time

合期する (intransitive, hiragana ごうごする, rōmaji gōgo suru, historical hiragana がふごする)

1. to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
2. to meet a deadline, to be on time

Variant of goon reading, using the unvoiced ko reading for 期.

/ɡafuko/ > /ɡakko/

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) がっこ [gàkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠k̚ko̞]

合期 (hiragana がっこ, rōmaji gakko)

1. favorable progress
2. meeting a deadline, being on time

合期する (intransitive, hiragana がっこする, rōmaji gakko suru)

1. to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
2. to meet a deadline, to be on time

Rarer variant reading.[2]

/ɡafuɡo/ > /ɡaɡɡo/

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) がっご [gàggó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɡ̚ɡ̊o̞]

合期 (hiragana がっご, rōmaji gaggo)

1. (rare) favorable progress
2. (rare) meeting a deadline, being on time

合期する (intransitive, hiragana がっごする, rōmaji gaggo suru)

1. (rare) to make favorable progress, to proceed as expected
2. (rare) to meet a deadline, to be on time