ぎよ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぎよ – see the following entries.

【魚ぎょ】2

[noun] a fish

[noun] short for 魚鱗 (gyorin): fish scales

[affix] fish

[affix] fishlike

【御ぎょ】S

[noun] equestrianism, horseriding

[noun] a coachman

[noun] (by extension) serving nearby (to an aristocrat, etc.)

[affix] control (a machine, etc.)

[affix] govern, rule

[affix] servant

[affix] alternative spelling of 禦 (gyo): defend, protect

[prefix] prefixed to make an honorific kanji compound, especially used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the emperor and/or the equivalents

[suffix] suffixed to make an honorific kanji compound which means the action belongs or is related to the emperor and/or the equivalents

Alternative spelling
馭

(This term, ぎよ (gyo), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぎよ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぎよ.)