御
御·honorable, manipulate, govern
- On-yomi
- ぎょご
- Kun-yomi
- おん-お-み-
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 御飯 | ごはん | cooked rice, a meal |
| 御礼 | おれい | thanks, a gift of thanks |
| 制御 | せいぎょ | control, regulation |
| 御中 | おんちゅう | Messrs. (addressing a company) |
Example sentences
毎朝、御飯とみそ汁を食べます。
まいあさ、ごはんとみそしるをたべます。
Every morning I eat rice and miso soup.
先生に御礼の手紙を書きました。
せんせいにおれいのてがみをかきました。
I wrote a thank-you letter to my teacher.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading the polite prefix 御 as ぎょ — before a word it is お or ご (御飯 = ごはん, 御礼 = おれい)
- Reading 御中 as おんなか instead of おんちゅう
Memory aid
Picture it
彳 (going) plus a figure at the reins: the driver who handles the horses — the one in charge, hence the honorific prefix.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 御おhonourable (honorific prefix)
- 朝御飯あさごはんbreakfast
- 昼御飯ひるごはんmidday meal
- 御飯ごはんcooked rice; a meal
- 晩御飯ばんごはんevening meal, dinner
- 御主人ごしゅじん(honorific) your husband
- 制御せいぎょcontrol, regulation
- 御社おんしゃyour company (spoken)
- 御中おんちゅうMessrs., To (honorific added after a company or organization name in an address)
- 御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while
- 御免ごめんsorry, your pardon; refusal (having had enough of something); permission
- 御覧ごらん(honorific) looking, seeing; (after te-form) try doing
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