2015-11-12

媾 gòu

noun

: to marry; to copulate

Kun Reading

媾 | よしみ yoshimi

: association, intimacy

On Reading

コウ kou

Usage:

媾和 gou4he2: to make peace [こうわ kouhe: reconciliation; peace]

交媾 jiao1gou4: to have sex; to copulate [こうこう koukou: sexual union]

性媾 xing4gou4: sexual intercourse

Japanese common word

媾曳 | あいびき aibiki

: (secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

Etymology:

形声 Pictophonetic.

女 (nü3: woman radical 38) suggests the meaning while
冓 (gou4: inner room) provides the sound.

Examples:

none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary

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