ご覧(らん)

ごらん

noun

looking, seeing (honorific)

honorific

1. looking, seeing (honorific)

Honorific form of 見る, used when respectfully referring to someone looking at something.

どうぞご覧(らん)ください。

Please have a look.

こちらをご覧(らん)になりましたか。

Have you seen this?

ご覧(らん)のとおり、問題(もんだい)はありません。

As you can see, there are no problems.

こちらの写真(しゃしん)をご覧(らん)になってください。とてもきれいですよ。

Please take a look at these photos. They're very beautiful.

新(あたら)しい商品(しょうひん)のカタログをご覧(らん)いただければ、詳(くわ)しいことが分(わ)かります。

If you take a look at our new product catalog, you'll find the details.

ご覧(らん) is the honorific (尊敬語(そんけいご)) form of 見(み)る, used to respectfully refer to someone looking or seeing.

Common patterns

ご覧(らん)ください: please look (polite request)
ご覧(らん)になる: to look/see (honorific verb form)
ご覧(らん)いただく: to have someone look (謙譲語(けんじょうご))
ご覧(らん)のとおり: as you can see
ご覧(らん)の通(とお)り: as you can see (alternate writing)

Usage

Used in formal situations, customer service, and business contexts. ご覧(らん)ください is softer than 見(み)てください. Often heard in stores, museums, and presentations.

Related words

拝見(はいけん)する: to look/see (humble form, used for oneself)

Related Words

Related: ほら (look, see, you know (attention-getter))

Related: 拝見(はいけん)する (to look/see)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:02 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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