The kanji 御: meaning, readings and stroke order

御

Meaning: honorable, control
On reading: ギョ gyo、ゴ go
Kun reading: おん on
Strokes: 12
Radical: 彳 step
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: kính ngữ, điều khiển (ngự)
Japanese: ていねいにいうことば。あやつる。
Korean: 높임말, 다루다 (어)
Chinese: 敬语、控制

Readings, words and example sentences

ギョ gyo · on reading · less common

制せい御ぎょ
control
コンピュータで機械を 制せい御ぎょします。
People control the machines with computers.

ゴ go · on reading

御ご飯はん
cooked rice, meal
毎朝 御ご飯はんを食べます。
I eat rice every morning.

おん on · kun reading · less common

御おん礼れい
thanks (very polite)
御おん礼れいを申し上げます。
I would like to express my thanks.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.