飯
飯

meal, boiled rice

12 strokesFrequency 1,046JLPT N3Grade 4

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ハン

Kun

めし

Nanori

いいいいりえ

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Common Words

ご飯御飯ごはんNounFreq #2010
1

cooked rice

Examples
ご飯とパンどちらがいいですか。
Which do you prefer, rice or bread?
2

meal

Examples
友達にご飯をおごってもらった。
My friends treated me to a meal.
飯めしNounMasculineFreq #2634
1

cooked rice

Examples
とにかくメシ・・・といきたいところだが、その前に用を足すことにした。
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

夕飯ゆうはんゆうめしNounFreq #4417
1

evening meal; dinner; supper

Examples
私は昨日夕飯を作った。
I cooked supper last night.
昼飯昼めしひるめしちゅうはん (昼飯)ひるはん (昼飯)NounFreq #9765
1

lunch; midday meal

Examples
昼飯でもいっしょにどうですか。
Why don't we have lunch together?
朝ごはん朝ご飯あさごはん朝御飯NounFreq #11097
1

breakfast

Examples
朝ごはんにはなにがよろしいですか。
What would you like for breakfast?
昼ご飯昼ごはん昼御飯ひるごはんNounFreq #12799
1

lunch; midday meal

Examples
昼ご飯を食べに外に出ませんか。
How about going out for lunch?
朝飯朝メシ朝めしあさめしあさはん (朝飯)NounFreq #13544
1

breakfast

Examples
いつも何時に朝飯を食べますか。
What time do you usually have breakfast?
飯を食う飯を喰うめしをくうExpressionGodan verbFreq #14538
1

to have a meal; to eat

2

Idiomatic expression

to make a living; to earn one's bread

晩御飯晩ご飯晩ごはんばんごはんNounFreq #14596
1

dinner; evening meal

Examples
母は晩御飯の支度で忙しい。
Mother is busy cooking the dinner.
晩飯ばんめしNounFreq #14831
1

dinner; evening meal

Examples
そんなの忘れてちょっくら晩飯でも食いにこいや。
Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.
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