Meaning

Primary

Merger

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Join and join with each other. This is a merger.

Reading

へいごう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Just remember that is read as ごう here. Who orchestrated this merger? Good ol' grandpa ごういち.

Context

Context Sentences

アメリカ合衆国は、私が生まれた年にテキサスを併合しました。

The United States of America annexed Texas the year I was born.

Kanji Composition