ご馳走
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ご馳走
1
Polite; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner
Examples
手伝ってくれたお礼に、お昼をごちそうしたいのですが。
I'd like to treat you to lunch to thank you for all your help.
2
gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish; delicacy
Examples
叔母さんを訪ねた時はすごいごちそうだったね。
What a feast we had when we visited my aunt!
Kanji in this Word
馳
13 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
run
gallop
sail
drive (a wagon)
win (fame)
despatch
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チ
ジ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
は.せる
走
7 strokes
Frequency: 626
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
run
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はし.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
はしり
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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