Japanese

Alternative forms

• ご飯

Noun

御飯 ‎(hiragana ごはん, romaji 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. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3