Word Meaning 御用達

ごようだつ goyoudatsu

御用達 is read as ごようだつ (goyoudatsu) and means company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele.

Meaning

English

  1. company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
  2. purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ごようだつ

Romaji

goyoudatsu

Writing Variants

  • ご用達 ごようたし goyoutashi
  • ご用達 ごようだち goyoudachi
  • ご用達 ごようたつ goyoutatsu
  • ご用達 ごようだつ goyoudatsu
  • 御用達 ごようたし goyoutashi
  • 御用達 ごようだち goyoudachi
  • 御用達 ごようたつ goyoutatsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 1221 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御用

ごよう

(customer's) order

御用人

ごようにん

manager

御用新聞

ごようしんぶん

pro-government newspaper

御用商人

ごようしょうにん

purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

御用部屋

ごようべや

room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs

御様御用

おためしごよう

sword tester (Edo period)

御用邸

ごようてい

imperial villa

御用繁多

ごようはんた

being busy with many things

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice