御飯

Japanese
Kanji in this term
御 飯
ご
Grade: S		 はん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
ご飯
ごはん

Etymology

Compound of 御 (go-, honorific prefix) +‎ 飯 (han, “cooked rice”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

    Noun

    御(ご)飯(はん) • (gohan) 

    1. cooked rice
      Synonym: (Tsugaru) まま (mama)
    2. a meal of any sort

    Usage notes

    The honorific prefix 御 (​go) is more commonly spelled in hiragana as ご, due in part to the complexity of the character.

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    References
    1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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