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ご覧 (ごらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
interjection
(please) try to
abbreviation usually written using kana alone
Abbreviation of ご覧なさい. Used after the -te form of a verb to invite someone to try doing something. Often used in a gentle or encouraging tone.
See also: ご覧なさい
Just try thinking about it.
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interjection
(please) look
abbreviation usually written using kana alone
Abbreviation of ご覧なさい. Used to politely invite someone to look at something. Often used when showing or pointing out something.
See also: ご覧なさい
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noun
seeing ; looking ; watching
honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Honorific noun form of 見る. Used to refer to the act of seeing, looking, or watching, typically when speaking about someone of higher status or in formal contexts.
Written forms ご 覧らん Usage 62%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in polite and honorific contexts.
ごらん Usage 31%
Kana spelling is very common, especially in casual or informal writing.
御ご 覧らん Usage 7%
Full kanji spelling; less common in modern writing.
Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Similar words ご 覧らん なさい ご覧 is a shortened form of ご覧なさい, which is a more explicit and slightly more formal imperative.
見み る 見る is the plain verb 'to see/look/watch'. ご覧 is its honorific equivalent, used to show respect to the person performing the action.
Etymology Honorific prefix ご (御) + 覧 (らん, 'look, see'), originally from the verb 見る. The form ご覧 is a contraction of ご覧なさい.
