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éŖ¯
éŖ¯
12 strokes
Frequency: 1046
JLPT N3
Grade 4

Meanings

meal
boiled rice

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハãƒŗ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
めし
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
い
いい
いり
え

Common Words

ごéŖ¯
åžĄéŖ¯
ごはん
Noun
Freq #2010
1

cooked rice

Examples
ごéŖ¯ã¨ãƒ‘ãƒŗãŠãĄã‚‰ãŒã„ã„ã§ã™ã‹ã€‚
Which do you prefer, rice or bread?
2

meal

Examples
友達ãĢごéŖ¯ã‚’おごãŖãĻもらãŖた。
My friends treated me to a meal.
éŖ¯
めし
Masculine
Noun
Freq #2634
1

cooked rice

Examples
とãĢã‹ããƒĄã‚ˇãƒģãƒģãƒģといきたいところだが、そぎ前ãĢį”¨ã‚’čļŗすことãĢした。
Anyhow, lunch ... is where I wanted to go but I decided to go to the toilet first.
2

meal; food

3

one's living; livelihood

夕éŖ¯
ゆうはん
ゆうめし
Noun
Freq #4417
1

evening meal; dinner; supper

Examples
į§ã¯æ˜¨æ—Ĩ夕éŖ¯ã‚’äŊœãŖた。
I cooked supper last night.
æ˜ŧéŖ¯
æ˜ŧめし
ã˛ã‚‹ã‚ã—
ãĄã‚…ã†ã¯ã‚“ (æ˜ŧéŖ¯)
ã˛ã‚‹ã¯ã‚“ (æ˜ŧéŖ¯)
Noun
Freq #9765
1

lunch; midday meal

Examples
æ˜ŧéŖ¯ã§ã‚‚いãŖしょãĢおうですか。
Why don't we have lunch together?
朝ごはん
朝ごéŖ¯
あさごはん
æœåžĄéŖ¯
Noun
Freq #11097
1

breakfast

Examples
朝ごはんãĢはãĒãĢがよろしいですか。
What would you like for breakfast?
æ˜ŧごéŖ¯
æ˜ŧごはん
æ˜ŧåžĄéŖ¯
ã˛ã‚‹ã”ã¯ã‚“
Noun
Freq #12799
1

lunch; midday meal

Examples
æ˜ŧごéŖ¯ã‚’éŖŸãšãĢ外ãĢå‡ēぞせんか。
How about going out for lunch?
朝éŖ¯
æœãƒĄã‚ˇ
朝めし
あさめし
あさはん (朝éŖ¯)
Noun
Freq #13544
1

breakfast

Examples
いつもäŊ•æ™‚ãĢ朝éŖ¯ã‚’éŖŸãšãžã™ã‹ã€‚
What time do you usually have breakfast?
éŖ¯ã‚’éŖŸã†
éŖ¯ã‚’喰う
めしをくう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #14538
1

to have a meal; to eat

2

Idiomatic expression

to make a living; to earn one's bread

æ™ŠåžĄéŖ¯
晊ごéŖ¯
晊ごはん
ばんごはん
Noun
Freq #14596
1

dinner; evening meal

Examples
æ¯ã¯æ™ŠåžĄéŖ¯ãŽæ”¯åēĻでåŋ™ã—い。
Mother is busy cooking the dinner.
晊éŖ¯
ばんめし
Noun
Freq #14831
1

dinner; evening meal

Examples
そんãĒぎåŋ˜ã‚ŒãĻãĄã‚‡ãŖくら晊éŖ¯ã§ã‚‚éŖŸã„ãĢこいや。
Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.
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