Depicts a person (卩) using a pestle (午). 午 also represents the sound. The 辵 (walk) component was later added to emphasize action. Based on the original meaning, “to use, to control”. The meaning later shifted to “to govern”. In simplified Chinese 御 is also used to mean "to resist", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 禦.
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Historical Evolution
御
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
御
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
御
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
御
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
御
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
御
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
御
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
御
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
御
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
御
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
御
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
御
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
御
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
御
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
御
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
御
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
御
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
御
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
御
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
御
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
御
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
御
Regular
Modern
Chinese
御 [yù]
to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern
御 / 禦 [yù]
to defend; to resist
Japanese
- honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading)
- honorific suffix (after a noun indicating a person)
prefix
- honorific affix (affixed to a word related to the emperor)
- honorific prefix
prefix
- august
- beautiful
honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
御 おさむ
Osamu given name
御 みこ
Miko female given name
御 みさき
Misaki surname
御 みとも
Mitomo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (42)
防御 [fángyù] #4,900
defense
抵御 [dǐyù] #13,307
to resist
御用 [yùyòng] #24,799
for use by the emperor
御医 [yùyī] #22,902
imperial physician
御医 [yùyī] #22,902
imperial physician
御寒 [yùhán] #40,508
to defend against the cold
御史 [yùshǐ] #20,414
imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
驾御 [jiàyù] #33,948
variant of 駕馭|驾驭[jiàyù]
驾御 [jiàyù] #33,948
variant of 駕馭|驾驭[jiàyù]
防御性 [fángyùxìng] #30,682
defensive (weapons)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ お前 [おまえ] #449
you
⭐ お願い [おねがい] #582
request
⭐ お金 [おかね] #939
money
⭐ お話 [おはなし] #1,148
story
⭐ お母さん [おかあさん] #1,340
mother
⭐ お父さん [おとうさん] #1,372
father
⭐ お願いします [おねがいします] #1,413
please
お互い [おたがい] #1,499
each other
⭐ お礼 [おれい] #1,524
thanks
⭐ お茶 [おちゃ] #1,526
tea (esp. green or barley)
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