御
honorable, manipulate, govern
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
20 of 534- 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)
Study
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.