飯

meal, boiled rice

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

めし

Nanori (名乗り)

いいいいりえ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:12

JLPT:N4

Frequency:1046

Vocabulary

ハン

Word	Reading	Meaning
御飯	ゴハン	cooked rice; meal
炊飯器	スイハンキ	rice cooker
赤飯	セキハン	red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
米飯	ベイハン	cooked rice
昼飯	チュウハン	lunch; midday meal

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
ご飯	ごはん	cooked rice; meal
飯	めし	cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
朝飯	あさめし	breakfast
朝飯	あさはん	breakfast
夕飯	ゆうはん	evening meal; dinner; supper

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