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Go-on (呉音, literally "give" & "sound"）are one of the different readings of a kanji. They are old pronunciations of kanji, taken from China to Japan prior to the establishment of the Kenzuishi envoy to the Sui Dynasty. They are said to display many of the characteristics of Middle Chinese.

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