御 – honorable, manipulate, govern

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The kanji 御 means honorable, manipulate, govern. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ギョ、ゴ (gyo, go); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おん-、お-、み- (on, o, mi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ギョ	gyo
On’yomi	ゴ	go
Kun’yomi	おん-	on
Kun’yomi	お-	o
Kun’yomi	み-	mi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: ノ・止・卩・彳・乞.

Words using 御

御飯ごはんcooked rice朝御飯あさごはんbreakfast晩御飯ばんごはんdinner昼御飯ひるごはんlunch御ごhonorific/polite/humble prefix御おんhonorific/polite/humble prefix御中おんちゅう... and Company御免ごめんI'm sorry御覧ごらん(please) try to御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while御世辞おせじflattery

Example sentences

母は晩御飯の支度で忙しい。

Mother is busy cooking the dinner.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得役待復従彼徒徴徹律徳微往径徐

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