御飯

ごはん

Cooked rice, a meal

N5noun·gohan

How to remember it

ご(honorific)+飯(meal) — in Japan, rice is the meal.

Example sentences

  • 朝ごはんは何を食べましたか。

    あさごはんはなにをたべましたか。

    What did you eat for breakfast?

  • ご飯がまだ炊けていません。

    ごはんがまだたけていません。

    The rice isn't cooked yet.

Usage

Doubles as 'meal' (朝ごはん) and literally 'cooked rice'.

Related words

朝ごはん昼ごはん晩ごはん

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