Word details

ござる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ござる.

Dictionary

Entry

御座るUsually kanaArchaicGodan verbFreq #1431
1

Polite; Intransitive verb; Usu. ございます in modern Japanese

to be

2

Honorific; Intransitive verb

to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

3

Honorific; Auxiliary verb; After the ~て form of a verb

to be (doing)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit

10 strokesFrequency 588JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

すわ.る

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