溝 [沟] gōu
noun
: ditch, drain; gutter; groove; gully; ravine
Kun Reading
溝 | みぞ mizo
noun
: ditch; drain; gutter; groove; trench
溝 | どぶ dobu
noun
: ditch; drain; gutter; groove; trench
On Reading
溝 | こう kou
noun
: 10^32; hundred nonillion (American)
: (Obsolete term) hundred quintillion (British)
溝[沟]通 gou1tong1: to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
溝[沟]壑 gou1he4: gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
溝[沟]渠 gou1qu2: hannel; moat; irrigation canal
[溝渠 | こうきょ koukyo: ditch; sewer; canal]
溝澗 [沟涧] gou1jian4: gully; ravine
溝[沟]谷 gou1gu3: gully
代溝 [沟] dai2gou1: generation gap
山溝 [沟] shan1’gou1: valley; gully; mountain region
鴻溝 [鸿沟] hong2gou1: wide gap; gulf; chasm; lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢
V溝[沟] vgou1: low neckline that reveals the cleavage; décolleté; gully
乳溝[沟] ru3gou1: cleavage (hollow between a woman’s breasts)
盧溝橋 [卢沟桥] lu2 gou1 qiao2
OR
蘆溝橋 [芦沟桥] lu2 gou1 qiao2 [ろこうきょう rokou kyou]
: Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of the incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China
Japanese common word | expression
溝鼠 | どぶねずみ dobunezumi
: (Usually written using kana alone) brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; Norway rat
: dark grey (color); dark gray
: secret evil-doer
溝が有る | みぞがある mizo ga aru
: to be estranged
溝に捨てる | どぶにすてる dobu ni suteru
: to throw down the drain; to waste
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
冓 (gou4: inner room) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
构. Created as unique simplification #77 (構 » 构) via replacement of character component.
Examples:
両者の溝が狭まった。
りょうしゃのみぞがせばまった ryousha no mizo ga sebamatta
The gap between them has narrowed.
我跟他溝通不了
wo3 gen1 ta1 gou1tong1 bu4liao3
I can’t communicate with him.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
