飯 — kanji meaning “meal”
飯
meal, boiled rice
- Meanings
- meal, boiled rice
- On'yomi
- ハン (han)
- Kun'yomi
- めし
- Name readings
- い、いい、いり、え
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1046 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 184
- Chinese reading
- fàn — Chinese character page
Words with 飯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ご飯 | ごはん gohan | cooked rice |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん yuuhan | evening meal; dinner; supper |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし hirumeshi | lunch; midday meal |
| 赤飯 | せきはん sekihan | red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions |
| 飯店 | はんてん hanten | Chinese restaurant |
| 朝飯 | あさめし asameshi | breakfast |
| 残飯 | ざんぱん zanpan | leftover food; leftovers; food scraps |
| 握り飯 | にぎりめし nigirimeshi | onigiri; rice ball |
| 米飯 | べいはん beihan | cooked rice |
| 炒飯 | チャーハン chaahan | Chinese-style fried rice |
| 炊飯 | すいはん suihan | rice cooking; boiling rice |
| 御飯 | おんいい on'ii | steamed rice as an offering to a god |
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