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Learn Hardcore Japanese: gohan - rice

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 1
/gohan

gohan

Word

ご飯はんgohan

Meaning

rice

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of gohan

私わたし　は　ご飯はん　を　食たべます。watashi wa gohan o tabemasu.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

子こ供ども　は　ご飯はん　を　食たべます。kodomo wa gohan o tabemasu.

Children eat rice.

残業ざんぎょう　が　多おおい　日ひ　は　味噌汁みそしる　と　ご飯はん　だけ　食たべます。zangyou ga ooi hi wa misoshiru to gohan dake tabemasu.

On days with a lot of overtime, I eat only miso soup and rice.

冷凍庫れいとうこ　に　ご飯はん　が　ある　ので、　忙いそがしい　夜よる　も　安心あんしん　です。reitouko ni gohan ga aru node, isogashii yoru mo anshin desu.

Since there is rice in the freezer, I feel at ease even on busy nights.

夜よる　遅おそく　帰かえった　とき　は、　電子でんしレンジ　で　ご飯はん　を　温あたためて、　フライパン　で　卵たまご　を　焼やく　だけ　で　簡単かんたんな　食事しょくじ　が　できます。yoru osoku kaetta toki wa, denshirenji de gohan o atatamete, furaipan de tamago o yaku dake de kantanna shokuji ga dekimasu.

When I come home late at night, I can make a simple meal just by heating rice in the microwave and frying an egg in a pan.

私わたし　は　健康けんこう　の　ため　に　毎日まいにち　ご飯はん　の　量りょう　を　量はかります。watashi wa kenkou no tame ni mainichi gohan no ryou o hakarimasu.

I measure the amount of rice every day for my health.

新あたらしい　炊飯器すいはんき　を　買かった　ので、　朝あさ　は　やかん　で　お湯ゆ　を　沸わかし　ながら　ご飯はん　を　用意ようい　できます。atarashii suihanki o katta node, asa wa yakan de oyu o wakashi nagara gohan o youi dekimasu.

Since I bought a new rice cooker, in the morning I can prepare rice while boiling water with the kettle.

朝あさ　は　ご飯はん　を　炊たく　あいだ　に、　みそ汁しる　の　準備じゅんび　を　します。asa wa gohan o taku aida ni, misoshiru no junbi o shimasu.

In the morning, while the rice is cooking, I prepare the miso soup.

パン　の　かわり　に　ご飯はん　を　炊たいたら、　父ちち　が　とても　喜よろこんだ。pan no kawari ni gohan o taitara, chichi ga totemo yorokonda.

When I cooked rice instead of bread, my father was very happy.

母はは　は　茶碗ちゃわん　に　ご飯はん　を　入いれて、　私わたし　に　出だしました。haha wa chawan ni gohan o irete, watashi ni dashimashita.

My mother put rice in a bowl and served it to me.

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