御飯

御飯

ごはん

Cooked rice; a meal

N5noun·gohan

How to remember it

御 (honorific) + 飯 (meal) — honored rice, the center of a Japanese meal.

Example sentences

  • ご飯を食べましょう。

    ごはんをたべましょう。

    Let's eat.

  • 朝ご飯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?

Usage

Means both cooked rice and a meal; 朝ご飯 = breakfast, 晩ご飯 = dinner.

Related words

朝ご飯晩ご飯パン

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