Japanese

Noun

ごおん ‎(romaji goon)

1. 呉音: One category of on'yomi (音読み, おんよみ), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji character.
2. 五陰: (Buddhism) Alternate for 五蘊 ‎(goun): skandha, any of the five types of attribute that constitute the personality of an individual.
3. 五音: Alternate reading for 五音 ‎(goin): the five basic musical tones in the Wu Xing Taoist tradition.
4. 御恩: A favor received from someone; a reward one receives or gives to someone else.
5. 語音: The sound or pronunciation of a word; a phoneme.

See also

• 音読み (おんよみ, on'yomi)