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koo-goo-rôo

Meaning

1Proper nounB2

Japanese male given name “Kogorō”

Thai transcription of the Japanese male given name Kogorō (こごろう); widely recognized via the character Kogoro Mouri in Detective Conan.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โคนันkoo-nanโคนันkoo-nan1Detective Conan (Japanese manga/anime)2(slang) a detective; an observant personลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)โคโกโร่koo-goo-rôoโคโกโร่koo-goo-rôoJapanese male given name “Kogorō”เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpนักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpdetective; investigatorเอกชนèek-gà-chonเอกชนèek-gà-chon1private; non-governmental2private sectorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
In the Conan series, Uncle Kogoro is a private detective who isn't very skilled.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

koo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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โกgooโกgooolder brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)older brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)Part 2
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โคโกโร่koo-goo-rôoโคโกโร่koo-goo-rôoJapanese male given name “Kogorō”Japanese male given name “Kogorō”Word