Word Meaning 御前

ごぜ goze

御前 is read as ごぜ (goze) and means outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade).

Meaning

English

  1. outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade)
  2. presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.)
  3. My Lord
  4. My Lady

Reading

Kana

ごぜ

Romaji

goze

Writing Variants

  • 御前 ごぜん gozen
  • 御前 みまえ mimae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125427 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御仏前

ごぶつぜん

before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet

御前方

おまえがた

you (plural)

御前試合

ごぜんじあい

contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor

御前様

ごぜんさま

wife of a nobleman

御用達

ごようだつ

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

honorific suffix

御三家

ごさんけ

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

Example Sentences

1

"If you stop loving the robot, it will take its revenge upon you." "That robot will..." "Yes." "What type of revenge?" "It will kill you."