ごはん
gohancooked rice or meal
Cooked rice in hiragana is ごはん (gohan). The same word also means a meal. Uncooked rice is こめ (kome), and らいす (raisu) is the loanword used for a plate of rice in a Western-style restaurant.
Meaning: rice (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ごはん | gohan | cooked rice or meal |
| こめ | kome | uncooked rice |
| らいす | raisu | restaurant plate |
Meals are named with it: あさごはん (asagohan) is breakfast, ひるごはん (hirugohan) is lunch and ばんごはん (bangohan) is dinner.
Which one should you use?
ごはん is the rice you eat. こめ is the grain you buy in a bag before cooking. Rice plants in the field are いね (ine).
Did you know?
- A call of ごはんよ in a Japanese home means that the whole meal is ready, not only the rice.
Examples in context
- ごはんをたべましょう。Gohan o tabemashō.Let's eat.
- こめをかいます。Kome o kaimasu.I buy rice.
- ばんごはんはなんですか。Bangohan wa nan desu ka.What is for dinner.
Example conversation
Mom calls her son Yuma to dinner.
- Momごはんよ。Gohan yo.Dinner is ready.
- Yumaいまいく。Ima iku.Coming now.
- Momてをあらってね。Te o aratte ne.Wash your hands.
