グー

See also: 偶 and ぐう

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) グ​ー [gúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

グー • (gū) 

  1. (rock paper scissors) rock, a closed fist in the game of rock paper scissors
    Coordinate terms: チョキ, パー
  2. (by extension) clenched fist

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

グー or ぐう • (gū) 

  1. growl, rumble, (often) the sound of stomach rumble
  2. zzz, the sound of snoring or heavy breathing, indicative of sleep

Etymology 3

From English good.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) グー [gùú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝː]

Adjective

グー • (gū) -na (adnominal グーな (gū na na), adverbial グーに (gū ni ni))

  1. (informal) good, great, cool, interesting
    Synonyms: 良い (ii), 素晴らしい (subarashii)
    グーなパーティー
    gū na pātī
    a great party
    味(あじ)はグーだ。
    Aji wa gū da.
    The flavor is nice.
Inflection
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