noun

[U]

cooked rice, especially as served as part of a Japanese meal

gohan

Pronunciation

Etymology

Usually written ご飯; formed from the polite prefix ご and 飯, meaning cooked rice or meal.

Examples

ごはんを炊きました。

gohan o takimashita

I cooked rice.

このごはんは少しかたいです。

kono gohan wa sukoshi katai desu

This rice is a little hard.

Character Breakdown

ご

hiragana syllable go; also represents the polite prefix ご in this word

は

hiragana syllable ha

ん

hiragana moraic nasal n

Synonyms

飯

白米

米飯

Collocations

ごはんを炊く

ごはんをよそう

ごはんを食べる

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noun

[C, U]

a meal; food eaten at breakfast, lunch, or dinner

gohan

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended from ご飯, cooked rice, because rice is traditionally central to a meal in Japanese culture.

Examples

朝ごはんを食べました。

asa gohan o tabemashita

I ate breakfast.

一緒にごはんに行きませんか。

issho ni gohan ni ikimasen ka

Would you like to go out for a meal together?

もうごはんの時間です。

mou gohan no jikan desu

It is already mealtime.

Character Breakdown

ご

hiragana syllable go; also represents the polite prefix ご in this word

は

hiragana syllable ha

ん

hiragana moraic nasal n

Synonyms

食事

めし

食べ物

Collocations

朝ごはん

昼ごはん

夜ごはん

ごはんを食べる

ごはんに行く

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noun

[C, U]

a meal; food eaten at breakfast, lunch, or dinner

gohan

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended from ご飯, cooked rice, because rice is traditionally central to a meal in Japanese culture.

Examples

朝ごはんを食べました。

asa gohan o tabemashita

I ate breakfast.

一緒にごはんに行きませんか。

issho ni gohan ni ikimasen ka

Would you like to go out for a meal together?

もうごはんの時間です。

mou gohan no jikan desu

It is already mealtime.

Character Breakdown

ご

hiragana syllable go; also represents the polite prefix ご in this word

は

hiragana syllable ha

ん

hiragana moraic nasal n

Synonyms

食事

めし

食べ物

Collocations

朝ごはん

昼ごはん

夜ごはん

ごはんを食べる

ごはんに行く

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