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Kotomora

御

honorable, manipulate, govern

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ギョ
  • ゴ

Kun'yomi

  • おん-
  • お-
  • み-

Nanori

  • う

Meaning

御 centers on exercising control or authority: governing, manipulating, or handling something with a sense of honorable or respectful command.

Most common words using 御

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  • 御お

    honorific/polite/humble prefix

  • 御ご
    N1

    honorific/polite/humble prefix

  • 御免ごめん
    N2

    I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

  • 御免なさいごめんなさい
    N3

    I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

  • 制御せいぎょ
    N1

    control (of a machine, device, etc.)

  • 防御ぼうぎょ
    N1

    defense; defence; safeguard; protection

  • 御用ごよう

    (your) business; (your) concern; (your) need

  • 御ぎょ

    honorific affix

  • 御方おかた

    lady; gentleman; person

  • 御前おんまえ

    Dear

  • 御前ごぜん

    presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.)

  • 御用達ごようたし

    purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.)

  • 親御おやご

    (another's) parents

  • 御飯おまんま

    cooked rice

  • 御飯おんいい

    steamed rice as an offering to a god

  • 御殿ごてん

    palace; court

  • 御社おんしゃ

    your company

  • 大御所おおごしょ

    leading figure; influential figure; mogul

  • 御上おかみ

    the Emperor; His Majesty

  • 御三家ごさんけ

    three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

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Etymology

御 combines 彳 (movement) with 卸, which likely contributes the sound and relates to controlling or handling. The exact historical development of 卸 is uncertain, but the compound suggests governing or managing through action.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 彳 suggests movement or action, and the right side 卸 looks like a person handling something. Picture a respectful official moving to govern and manipulate affairs with honorable control.

Reading mnemonic

For ギョ, imagine a governor named Gyo who manipulates the levers of power: Gyo -> ギョ, and his honorable rule governs the land.