Japanese symbol for “supper”
夜食
やしょく
Romaji: yashoku
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"
In Japanese, supper is 夜食, read やしょく (yashoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “supper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん yuuhan | evening meal; dinner; supper |
| サパー | サパー sapaa | supper |
| 夕餉 | ゆうげ yuuge | evening meal; supper; dinner |
| 晩食 | ばんしょく banshoku | supper; dinner |
| 夕ご飯 | ゆうごはん yuugohan | evening meal; dinner; supper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今夜 | こんや kon'ya | this evening; tonight |
| 夜間 | やかん yakan | night; nighttime |
| 深夜 | しんや shin'ya | late at night |
| 夜中 | よなか yonaka | middle of the night; dead of night |
| 徹夜 | てつや tetsuya | staying up all night |
| 夜明け | よあけ yoake | dawn; daybreak |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
See also: Chinese symbol for “supper”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.