Kanji 飯 Words: Meanings and Readings

夕飯

ゆうはん

evening meal

昼めし

ひるめし

lunch

ご飯

ごはん

cooked rice

大盤ぶるまい

おうばんぶるまい

corporate largess

朝御飯

あさごはん

breakfast

飯

めし

cooked rice

あさ飯

あさめし

breakfast

赤飯

せきはん

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

昼御飯

ひるごはん

lunch

晩ごはん

ばんごはん

dinner

握飯

にぎりめし

rice ball

炊飯器

すいはんき

rice cooker

米飯

べいはん

cooked rice

日常茶飯事

にちじょうさはんじ

everyday occurrence

残飯

ざんぱん

leftover food

飯店

はんてん

Chinese restaurant

冷飯

つめためし

cold rice

夜ごはん

よるごはん

dinner

いため飯

いためめし

fried rice

イタ飯

イタめし

Italian food

うなぎ飯

うなぎめし

eel kabayaki with rice

おうちご飯

おうちごはん

home cooking

おまま事

おままごと

playing house

おまんまの食い上げ

おまんまのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

お飯

おまんま

cooked rice

かつ飯

かつめし

cutlet and rice combo meal

かやくご飯

かやくごはん

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

きのこ飯

きのこめし

rice with grilled mushrooms

ごはん屋

ごはんや

eatery

ご飯時

ごはんどき

mealtime

ご飯蒸し

ごはんむし

a rice steamer

ご飯粒

ごはんつぶ

grain of boiled rice

ご飯論法

ごはんろんぽう

giving evasive answers by arguing over the definition of a word

すし飯

すしめし

rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi

そば飯

そばめし

soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

ただ飯

ただめし

free food

ただ飯はない

ただめしはない

there's no such thing as a free lunch

たまごかけご飯

たまごかけごはん

rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)

とろろご飯

とろろごはん

rice covered with grated yam

ぶっかけ飯

ぶっかけめし

rice with other ingredients poured on top

ぼっち飯

ぼっちめし

solitary meal

むだ飯

むだめし

living idly

めし屋

めしや

eating house

めし粒

めしつぶ

grain of boiled rice

ゆかりご飯

ゆかりごはん

rice sprinkled with red perilla

粟飯

あわめし

steamed rice with millet

一宿一飯

いっしゅくいっぱん

(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal

一膳飯

いちぜんめし

bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased

一膳飯屋

いちぜんめしや

simple and inexpensive restaurant

一飯

いっぱん

bowl of rice

横メシ

よこめし

conversing in a foreign language while eating

黄飯

おうはん

yellow rice meal (coloured with essence of gardenia fruit)

牡蠣飯

かきめし

rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.

加薬飯

かやくめし

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

家常茶飯

かじょうさはん

everyday occurrence

海南鶏飯

かいなんけいはん

Hainanese chicken rice

蟹飯

かにめし

crab meat and rice

外ごはん

そとごはん

picnic

釜めし

かまめし

rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot

乾飯

かれい

dried boiled rice

乾葉飯

ひばめし

rice with dried daikon leaves

干飯

ほしいい

dried boiled rice

缶飯

かんめし

canned meal (e.g. military ration)

喫飯

きっぱん

taking a meal

牛飯

ぎゅうめし

rice covered with beef and vegetables

強飯

ごうはん

event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

強飯

こわいい

glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions)

栗ごはん

くりごはん

chestnut rice

栗めし

くりめし

chestnut rice

鶏飯

けいはん

dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)

狐に小豆飯

きつねにあずきめし

trusting a cat with milk

五目ごはん

ごもくごはん

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

五目めし

ごもくめし

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

午飯

ごはん

lunch

御飯

おんいい

steamed rice as an offering to a god

混ぜごはん

まぜごはん

cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)

菜飯

なめし

rice boiled with greens

桜飯

さくらめし

rice boiled with soy sauce and sake

三度のめしよりすき

さんどのめしよりすき

very fond of

産の飯

さんのめし

thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth

産飯

うぶめし

thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth

産立て飯

うぶたてめし

thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth

臭い飯を食う

くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

勝負飯

しょうぶめし

good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)

小豆飯

あずきめし

rice boiled with adzuki beans

松茸ご飯

まつたけごはん

rice cooked with matsutake

松茸飯

まつたけめし

rice cooked with matsutake

焼き飯

やきめし

fried rice

蒸し飯

むしめし

steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)

深川めし

ふかがわめし

fukagawa-meshi

尋常茶飯

じんじょうさはん

everyday occurrence

酢飯

すめし

vinegared rice

水飯

すいはん

rice washed in cold water

炊き込みご飯

たきこみごはん

rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients

炊飯

すいはん

rice cooking

炊飯ジャー

すいはんジャー

rice cooker and warmer

炊飯棟

すいはんとう

campground cooking pavilion

粗飯

そはん

poor meal

早御飯

はやごはん

eating early

早飯

はやめし

early meal