御飯

御飯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	飯
ご Grade: S	はん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• ご飯

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ご​はん [góꜜhàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡo̞hã̠ɴ]

Noun

御飯 (hiragana ごはん, rōmaji gohan)

1. cooked rice
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.

Synonyms

• (meal): 食事 (しょくじ) (shokuji), めし (meshi)

Derived terms

• 朝 (あさ)ご飯 (はん) (asagohan): breakfast
• 昼 (ひる)ご飯 (はん) (hirugohan): lunch
• 夕 (ゆう)ご飯 (はん) (yūgohan): dinner

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN