業ごう

ごう gou

Buddhist karma
actions committed in a former life

noun

Chinese meanings

业；业报

Examples

仏教では行いを業という。
In Buddhism, actions are called karma.
佛教中把行为称为业。
自分の業を考える。
Reflect on one’s karma.
思考自己的业。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6b56c41e59'); // 業

{
  "id": "6b56c41e59",
  "word": "業",
  "reading": "ごう",
  "romaji": "gou",
  "meanings": [
    "Buddhist karma",
    "actions committed in a former life"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1239320,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "仏教では行いを業という。",
      "en": "In Buddhism, actions are called karma."
    },
    {
      "ja": "自分の業を考える。",
      "en": "Reflect on one’s karma."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "cd39f12eb7f74124fa003cc34b54ad2ee3dc2a1055371289711123beaacd71c1",
    "meanings": [
      "业",
      "业报"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "仏教では行いを業という。",
        "zh": "佛教中把行为称为业。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "自分の業を考える。",
        "zh": "思考自己的业。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/6b56c41e59",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1239320; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "a05698d3772c7ee08ddf8d116e35034e559f229e076a2f807a3f211678d36089",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}