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ごはん

gohan

Description

「ごはん」は、たいたおこめのことです。

"ごはん" means cooked rice.

また、あさや、ひるや、よるにたべるしょくじのいみでもつかいます。

It also means a meal eaten in the morning, afternoon, or evening.

Meanings

ごはんgohan

cooked rice

ごはんをもういっぱいたべたい。

I want to eat one more bowl of rice.

ごはんgohan

a meal

もうごはんをたべましたか。

Have you already eaten rice?

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Notes

  • Etymology

    御 (go, polite prefix) + 飯 (han, rice/meal); the everyday polite word for both.

  • Nuance

    めし is the casual, masculine equivalent; ごはん is neutral and common in daily speech.

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