# 溝

| 溝 | U+6E9D, &#28317; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E9D |
| ← 溜 [U+6E9C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 溞 → [U+6E9E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

溝 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水廿廿月 (ETTB), four-corner 3514$_7$, composition ⿰氵冓)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 639, character 34
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17944
* Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1692, character 6
* Unihan data for U+6E9D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 溝 | *koː |
| 篝 | *koː |
| 鞲 | *koː |
| 韝 | *koː, *kʰoː |
| 褠 | *koː |
| 冓 | *koː, *koːs |
| 構 | *koːs |
| 購 | *koːs |
| 媾 | *koːs |
| 覯 | *koːs |
| 遘 | *koːs, *koːs |
| 煹 | *koːs |
| 搆 | *koːs |
| 講 | *kroːŋʔ |
| 耩 | *kroːŋʔ |
| 傋 | *kroːŋʔ, *qʰroːŋʔ |
| 斠 | *kroːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).

### Etymology 1

Possibly the k-prefix noun of 漏 (OC *roːs, “to leak”) (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gōu (gou$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gou$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): gǒu
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): gòu
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гу (gu, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kau$^1$ / gau$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gaau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): keu$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gieu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiêu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gêu$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): gou$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gé
* Eastern Min (BUC): gău / gĕu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kau / ko͘ / kio
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gao$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): gao$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gau$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$keu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gou
*** Wade–Giles: kou$^1$
*** Yale: gōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gou
*** Palladius: гоу (gou)
*** Sinological IPA : /koʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gou$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gou
*** Sinological IPA : /kəu⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: gǒu
*** Sinological IPA : /kɤu²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: gòu
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): gou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kəɯ³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гу (gu, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /kou²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kau$^1$ / gau$^1$
*** Yale: kāu / gāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kau$^1$ / gau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: keo$^1$ / geo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/, /kɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: gaau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kau²¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: keu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰeu³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gieu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiɛu⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: gieu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gieu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯eu̯²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gêu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /keu⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kəu¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gé
*** Sinological IPA : /ke⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gău / gĕu
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵⁵/, /kɛu⁵⁵/
* gău - vernacular;
* gĕu - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit溝 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /kou⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /kou⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /kou²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /kou²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /kou²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /kou²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /kou²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /kɯ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /kəu⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /kou³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /kɤu⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /kəu⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /kəu⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /kəu⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /kəu⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /kəɯ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /kɯ²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /kəu¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /kəu¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /kəu³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /kɤ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /kɤ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /kø³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /kau³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /kiu³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕiu¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /kəu³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /kəɯ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kiɛu⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /keu⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /keu²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kʰɐu⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kɐu⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kɐu⁵⁵/ /kʰɐu⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kɔ⁵⁵/ /kau⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kau⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ke⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kau³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /kɔu²³/ /kau²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: kuw
Rime :
| Character | 溝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古侯切 |
| Baxter | kuw |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kəu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kəu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəw/ |
| Li Rong | /ku/ |
| Wang Li | /kəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤ(r)o/
    (Zhengzhang): /*koː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 溝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gōu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kuw › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁ(r)o/ |
| English | irrigation canal |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 溝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4185 |
| Phonetic component | 冓 |
| Rime group | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鉤 |
| Old Chinese | /*koː/ |

#### Definitions

溝
* ditch; trench; channel (artificial or natural) (Classifier: 條／条 m; 道 m)
    排水溝／排水沟 ― páishuǐgōu ― drainage ditch
    From: 1922, Lu Xun, 鴨的喜劇
    Dào xiàtiān, dàyǔ zhīhòu, nǐ biàn néng tīng dào xǔduō háma jiào, nà shì dōu zài gōu lǐmiàn de, yīnwèi Běijīng dàochù dōu yǒu gōu. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* trench (military)
    壕溝／壕沟 ― háogōu ― trench (military)
    深溝高壘／深沟高垒 ― shēngōugāolěi ― to build firm fortifications (literally, “to dig deep trenches and build high defensive walls”)
* gully; valley
* groove; rut; furrow (Classifier: 道 m)
    屁股溝／屁股沟 ― pìgǔ gōu ― gluteal cleft
    開溝播種／开沟播种 ― kāi gōu bōzhǒng ― to make furrows for sowing seeds
* a numeral that refers to 10$^{32}$ or others

##### Synonyms

* (ditch): 槽 (cáo), 槽子 (cáozi)

#### Compounds

* 三溝／三沟 (Sāngōu)
* 不忘溝壑／不忘沟壑
* 中央溝／中央沟 (zhōngyānggōu)
* 九寨溝／九寨沟 (Jiǔzhàigōu)
* 乳溝／乳沟 (rǔgōu)
* 代溝／代沟 (dàigōu)
* 八溝／八沟 (Bāgōu)
* 冰溝／冰沟
* 判若鴻溝／判若鸿沟
* 十字溝／十字沟 (Shízìgōu)
* 古橋溝／古桥沟 (Gǔqiáogōu)
* 吐峪溝／吐峪沟 (Tùyùgōu)
* 土橋溝／土桥沟 (Tǔqiáogōu)
* 地溝／地沟 (dìgōu)
* 圳溝／圳沟 (zhèngōu)
* 填溝壑／填沟壑
* 壕溝／壕沟 (háogōu)
* 壟溝／垄沟 (lǒnggōu)
* 外側溝／外侧沟 (wàicègōu)
* 天溝／天沟
* 季陵溝／季陵沟 (Jìlínggōu)
* 山溝／山沟 (shāngōu)
* 岱王溝／岱王沟 (Dàiwánggōu)
* 張溝／张沟 (Zhānggōu)
* 御溝／御沟
* 御溝流葉／御沟流叶
* 御溝題葉／御沟题叶
* 意見溝通／意见沟通
* 排水溝／排水沟 (páishuǐgōu)
* 摟溝子／搂沟子
* 新溝／新沟 (Xīngōu)
* 明溝／明沟
* 暗溝／暗沟 (àngōu)
* 東溝／东沟 (Dōnggōu)
* 柳溝／柳沟 (Liǔgōu)
* 柴溝堡／柴沟堡 (Cháigōubǔ)
* 梅子溝／梅子沟 (Méizigōu)
* 楊林溝／杨林沟 (Yánglíngōu)
* 楊樹溝／杨树沟 (Yángshùgōu)
* 橫溝市／横沟市 (Hénggōushì)
* 水溝／水沟 (shuǐgōu)
* 沙道溝／沙道沟 (Shādàogōu)
* 泉溝／泉沟 (Quángōu)
* 河溝／河沟 (hégōu)
* 泗澗溝／泗涧沟 (Sìjiàngōu, “Sijiangou”)
* 洋溝／洋沟
* 洗溝／洗沟 (xǐgōu)
* 洗溝球／洗沟球
* 海溝／海沟 (hǎigōu)
* 深溝堅壁／深沟坚壁
* 深溝堅壘／深沟坚垒
* 深溝高壘／深沟高垒 (shēngōugāolěi)
* 渠溝／渠沟
* 湯溝／汤沟 (Tānggōu)
* 溝中斷／沟中断
* 溝中瘠／沟中瘠
* 溝塹／沟堑
* 溝壑／沟壑 (gōuhè)
* 溝壘／沟垒
* 溝底／沟底
* 溝槽／沟槽
* 溝沿／沟沿 (gōuyán)
* 溝洫／沟洫
* 溝渠／沟渠 (gōuqú)
* 溜溝子／溜沟子 (liū gōuzi)
* 溝澗／沟涧
* 溝瀆／沟渎
* 溝灌／沟灌 (gōuguàn)
* 溝眼／沟眼 (gōuyǎn)
* 溝谷／沟谷
* 溝通／沟通 (gōutōng)
* 溝通管道／沟通管道
* 溝道／沟道
* 滲溝／渗沟
* 澗溝／涧沟
* 濠溝／濠沟 (háogōu)
* 犁溝／犁沟
* 瓦溝／瓦沟
* 甲溝／甲沟
* 畦溝灌溉／畦沟灌溉
* 盧溝曉月／卢沟晓月
* 盧溝橋／卢沟桥 (Lúgōu Qiáo)
* 盧溝橋事變／卢沟桥事变 (Lúgōu Qiáo shìbiàn)
* 盲溝／盲沟
* 祁家溝／祁家沟 (Qíjiāgōu)
* 簷溝／檐沟
* 羊溝／羊沟
* 老死溝壑／老死沟壑
* 老溝／老沟 (Lǎogōu)
* 股溝／股沟 (gǔgōu)
* 腦溝／脑沟 (nǎogōu)
* 腹股溝／腹股沟 (fùgǔgōu)
* 臀溝／臀沟 (túngōu)
* 西溝／西沟 (Xīgōu)
* 趙溝／赵沟 (Zhàogōu)
* 轉死溝壑／转死沟壑
* 轉死溝渠／转死沟渠
* 達瑪溝／达玛沟 (Dámǎgōu)
* 邊溝／边沟
* 邗溝／邗沟 (Hángōu)
* 鐵廟溝／铁庙沟 (Tiěmiàogōu)
* 門頭溝／门头沟 (Méntóugōu)
* 陰溝／阴沟 (yīngōu)
* 陽溝／阳沟 (yánggōu)
* 雙向溝通／双向沟通
* 雙溝／双沟 (Shuānggōu)
* 馬沙溝／马沙沟
* 馬里亞納海溝／马里亚纳海沟 (Mǎlǐyànà Hǎigōu)
* 高城深溝／高城深沟
* 高壘深溝／高垒深沟 (gāolěishēngōu)
* 鴻溝／鸿沟 (hónggōu)
* 黑樟溝／黑樟沟 (Hēizhānggōu)
* 齦溝／龈沟
* 龍家溝／龙家沟 (Lóngjiāgōu)

#### See also

Chinese numerals :
| 10$^4$ | 10$^8$ | 10$^{12}$ | 10$^{16}$ | 10$^{20}$ | 10$^{24}$ | 10$^{28}$ | 10$^{32}$ | 10$^{36}$ | 10$^{40}$ | 10$^{44}$ | 10$^{48}$ |
| 萬／万 (wàn) | 億／亿 (yì) | 兆 (zhào) (Taiwan) | 京 (jīng) (Taiwan) | 垓 (gāi) | 秭 (zǐ) | 穰 (ráng) | 溝／沟 (gōu) | 澗／涧 (jiàn) | 正 (zhèng) | 載／载 (zài) | 極／极 (jí) |
| 萬／万 (wàn) | 億／亿 (yì) | 萬億／万亿 (wànyì) (Mainland China) | 億億/亿亿 (Mainland China) | 垓 (gāi) | 秭 (zǐ) | 穰 (ráng) | 溝／沟 (gōu) | 澗／涧 (jiàn) | 正 (zhèng) | 載／载 (zài) | 極／极 (jí) |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kòu (kou$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻou$^4$
*** Yale: kòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kow
*** Palladius: коу (kou)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

#### Definitions

溝
* Only used in 溝瞀／沟瞀 (kòumào, “ignorant”).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): keu$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kau$^1$
*** Yale: kāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: keo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: keu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰeu³³/

#### Definitions

溝
* (Cantonese) Alternative form of 摳／抠 (“to mix”)
** 1987, “無心睡眠”, 林敏聰 (lyrics), performed by 張國榮:
       zau$^2$ zeoi$^3$ jyu$^5$ sam$^1$ seoi$^3$ sam$^1$ seoi$^3$ kau$^1$ hei$^2$ wu$^1$ jin$^1$ jat$^1$ pin$^3$ [Jyutping]
       drunkenness and heartbreak, heartbreak, forms a muddled smog

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): kau$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kau$^1$
*** Yale: kāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: keo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

溝
* (chiefly Cantonese) to pick up; to hit on

##### Derived terms

* 受溝／受沟
* 溝仔／沟仔
* 溝女／沟女

### Etymology 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 溝 – see 港 (“tributary of a larger river or lake; river; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 港).

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 溝 |
| Kyūjitai | 溝󠄁 溝+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 溝󠄃 溝+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: く (ku, 溝)
* Kan-on: こう (kō, 溝)
* Kun: うなて (unate, 溝)、せせなぎ (sesenagi, 溝)、せせなげ (sesenage, 溝)、どぶ (dobu, 溝)、みぞ (mizo, 溝, Jōyō)
* Nanori: みぞさき (mizosaki, 溝)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* こう Grade: S
* kan'on
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ko̞ː]

#### Noun

溝(こう) • (kō)
* ditch, channel
    排(はい)水(すい)溝(こう) ― haisuikō ― drainage ditch
* groove, furrow
    海(かい)溝(こう) ― kaikō ― ocean trench

#### Number

溝(こう) • (kō)
* [from 17th c.] a hundred nonillion, equivalent to 10$^{32}$

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* うなて Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 池溝
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɯ̟na̠te̞]

#### Noun

溝(うなて) • (unate)
* (agriculture) irrigation ditch

##### Usage notes

* This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* せせなぎ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [se̞se̞na̠ɡʲi]

#### Noun

溝(せせなぎ) • (sesenagi)
* channel with rainwater, sewage or other dirty water
    Synonyms: 溝 (dobu), 下水 (gesui)
* Synonym of せせらぎ (seseragi)

##### Usage notes

* This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* せせなげ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [se̞se̞na̠ɡe̞]

#### Noun

溝(せせなげ) • (sesenage)
* Synonym of 溝 (sesenagi)

##### Usage notes

* This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* どぶ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 溝 – see the following entry. :
| 【どぶドブ】 | [noun] drainage ditch |
(This term, 溝, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.) :

### Etymology 6

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* みぞ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *minsə.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みぞ [mìzó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲizo̞]

#### Noun

溝(みぞ) • (mizo)
* ditch
    溝(みぞ)にはまる
       mizo ni hamaru
       get stuck in a ditch
* groove, furrow
    レコードの溝(みぞ) ― rekōdo no mizo ― record grooves
* gap between different opinions or emotions; disagreement
    大(おお)きな溝(みぞ)がある。
       Ōki na mizo ga aru.
       There is tremendous disagreement.
    夫(ふう)婦(ふ)間(かん)の溝(みぞ)が深(ふか)まる。
       Fūfukan no mizo ga fukamaru.
       The gap between the husband and the wife widens [deepens].

##### Derived terms

* 溝隠(ミゾカクシ) (mizo kakushi, “Lobelia chinensis”)
* 溝五位(ミゾゴイ) (mizogoi)
* 溝香薷(ミゾコウジュ) (mizo kōju)
* 溝蕎麦(ミゾソバ) (mizo soba)
* 溝酸漿(ミゾホオズキ) (mizo hōzuki)

#### Proper noun

溝(みぞ) • (Mizo)
* a surname

### Etymology 7

* Kanji in this term
* 溝
* みぞさき Grade: S
* nanori
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲizo̞sa̠kʲi]

#### Proper noun

溝(みぞさき) • (Mizosaki)
* a surname

### References

* ↑ “溝”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

## Korean
### Hanja

溝 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

溝: Hán Nôm readings: câu
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