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御

Honorable
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingゴ、ギョ、オン
Kun readingお、おん
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8Level 39

Verbs with «御»

制御する

Meanings

  1. honorableRtK
  2. govern
  3. manipulate
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix

Synonyms

する

Homonyms

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Same reading (お)
尾 · tail (of an animal)緒 · cord
Same reading (ご)
五 · five後 · after語 · word碁 · go (board game)

Popular Usage

御飯朝御飯晩御飯昼御飯御主人御中御免御覧御辞儀御手洗御馳走御無沙汰

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · wholesale · horseshoe · pantomime horse · noon · sign of the horse · stop (止) · footprint (止) · stamp

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1500

Compound words

晩御飯ばんごはん
dinner; evening meal
御中おんちゅう
... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
御免ごめん
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me; may I come in?
御名ぎょめい
name of the emperor
御札おふだ
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
御利益ごりやく
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer; benefit
御握りおにぎり
onigiri
御来光ごらいこう
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
御神体ごしんたい
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
御神籤おみくじ
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
御釜おかま
pot
御茶おちゃ
tea (esp. green or barley)
御幣ごへい
staff with plaited paper streamers
御姉さんおねえさん
older sister
御誕生日おめでとうございますおたんじょうびおめでとうございます
happy birthday
御苑ぎょえん
imperial garden
御社おんしゃ
your company; your shrine
御所ごしょ
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor
御殿ごてん
palace; court
防御ぼうぎょ
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
制御せいぎょ
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management; suppression
御用邸ごようてい
imperial villa
で御座いますでございます
be; is
姐御あねご
elder sister

On Reading Examples

彼は御しやすい男だ。ご
He is easily led.tatoeba

Additional Examples

私はやっと御兄弟を説得して私の案を受け入れさせた。
I finally managed to persuade her siblings to accept my plan.tatoeba
御兄弟を説得して、私の案をやっと受け入れてもらった。
I finally managed to persuade her siblings to accept my plan.tatoeba
彼は御しやすい男だ。
He is easily led.tatoeba
彼が戻ってくるまで御待ちください。
Please wait till he comes back.tatoeba
御飯の上に蒲焼を乗せたもの。
This is rice topped with eel kabayaki.wiki
時に注文を受けてから御飯を炊き始める鰻屋も有る。
Some broiled eel restaurants begin to cook the rice after an order has been placed.wiki
御主人は阿倍内麻呂の子。
Miushi was a child of ABE no Uchimaro.wiki
位は御主人と同じく直大壱であった。
His rank was Jikidaiichi (forth rank) which was equal to the rank of Minushi.wiki
7月31日　御手洗祭
July 31, Mitarai saiwiki
羽黒山御手洗池出土銅鏡　40面
Forty mirrors of Dokyo (Bronze Mirror) unearthed at Mitarashinoike, Haguroyamawiki
古事記の天之御中主神
Ame no Minakanushi no Kami as described in "Kojiki" (the Records of Ancient Matters)wiki
日本書紀の天御中主尊
Ame no Minakanushi no Kami as described in "Nihonshoki" (The Chronicles of Japan)wiki
御馳走役・接待役・館伴役ともいう。
Kyooyaku was also called "gochisoyaku", "settaiyaku"or "kanbanyaku."wiki
院使御馳走役として浅野内匠頭の相役だった。
He was a messenger to Asano Takumi no Kami and in charge of entertainment.wiki
天文4年、塗輿御免。
In 1535, Takakage was permitted to use the Nurigoshi (lacquered litter).wiki
2月21日、老中御役御免。
On February 21, he retired from roju.wiki
太平御覧 103冊
103 volumes of Imperial Readings of the Taiping Erawiki
人形振りにて御覧に入れまする。
You may see them at ningyoburi.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Honorific prefix (o-/go-); to govern. Step 彳 + 卸 (unloading) — leading a horse; later a mark of respect.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 御

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step