ご覧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
覧
らん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
ご覽 (kyūjitai) 御覧

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごらん [gòráń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

ご覧(らん) • (goran) 

1. (respectful) look

   この番(ばん)組(ぐみ)はご覧(らん)のスポンサーの提(てい)供(きょう)でお送(おく)りします。

   Kono bangumi wa goran no suponsā no teikyō de ōkurishimasu.

   This program is brought [to you] by the contributions of the sponsors [you] see [here].

   • 1963, “見上げてごらん夜の星を”, 永六輔 (lyrics), performed by 坂本九:

     見上(みあ)げてごらん夜(よる)の星(ほし)を　小(ちい)さな星(ほし)の　小(ちい)さな光(ひかり)が　ささやかな幸(しあわ)せをうたってる

     miagete go-ran yoru no hoshi o chīsana hoshi no chīsana hikari ga sasayaka na shiawase o utatteru

     Look up at the night stars; the small light of the small stars sing of a modest happiness

2. ごらん: (respectful, after the te form of a verb) try to

   ちょっとこっち来(き)てごらん

   chotto kotchi kite goran

   (please try to) come here briefly

Related terms

• 視(し)聴(ちょう) (shichō)

See also

• 見(み)る (miru)