Word Meaning 御前

ごぜん gozen

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

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ごぜん

Romaji

gozen

Writing Variants

御前ごぜ goze
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 126845 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御霊前

ごれいぜん

before the spirit of the deceased

御仏前

ごぶつぜん

before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet

御前会議

ごぜんかいぎ

Imperial Council

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

御前を退く

ごぜんをのく

to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)

御用達

ごようたし

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

御幸

ぎょうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

御

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)

Example Sentences

「ロボットを愛さなくなれば、彼奴は、御前に復仇する。」「あのロボットが——」「ああ。」「どんな復讐？」「殺す。」

"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."