JLPT N2 · Interjection

御覧 (goran)

御覧 (ごらん, goran) is a Japanese interjection meaning “(please) try to”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ごらん
Romaji: goran
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(please) try to · interjection · abbreviation, usually written in kana · after the -te form of a verb
(please) look · interjection · abbreviation, usually written in kana
seeing; looking; watching · noun · honorific

Example sentences

あの木のてっぺんを見てごらん。

Look at the top of that tree.

Tatoeba #230436

あの黒い雲をごらん。じきに雨が来そうだ。

Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.

Tatoeba #231016

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 御覧

御

honorable, manipulate, governギョ・ゴ・おん-・お- · 12 strokes

覧

perusal, seeラン・み.る · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 御覧.

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御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while御世辞おせじflattery展覧会てんらんかいexhibition閲覧えつらんinspection回覧かいらんcirculation (esp. of documents)観覧かんらんviewing

Source: JMdict entry 1270760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.