ご
ち
馳
そう
走

noun, takes する, transitive verb

Polite language.
  1. treat (esp. food and drink), entertainment, treating someone (to a meal), taking someone to dinner.

noun

  1. gorgeous dinner, feast, excellent food, special dish, delicacy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
ご
ち
馳
そう
走
 ご馳走 ごちそう ✔
ご
御
ち
馳
そう
走
 御馳走 ごちそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

run, gallop, sail
チ　は.せる　ジ (Kentei Pre-1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)