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Usages of gohan
私 は ご飯 を 食べます。watasi ha gohan wo tabemasu.
I eat rice.
子供 は ご飯 を 食べます。kodomo ha gohan wo tabemasu.
Children eat rice.
残業 が 多い 日 は 味噌汁 と ご飯 だけ 食べます。zangyou ga ooi hi ha misosiru to gohan dake tabemasu.
On days with a lot of overtime, I eat only miso soup and rice.
冷凍庫 に ご飯 が ある ので、 忙しい 夜 も 安心 です。reitouko ni gohan ga aru node, isogasii yoru mo ansin desu.
Since there is rice in the freezer, I feel at ease even on busy nights.
夜 遅く 帰った とき は、 電子レンジ で ご飯 を 温めて、 フライパン で 卵 を 焼く だけ で 簡単な 食事 が できます。yoru osoku kaetta toki ha, densirenzi de gohan wo atatamete, huraipan de tamago wo yaku dake de kantanna syokuzi 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 は 健康 の ため に 毎日 ご飯 の 量 を 量ります。watasi ha kenkou no tame ni mainiti gohan no ryou wo hakarimasu.
I measure the amount of rice every day for my health.
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