How to say 'Dinner' in Japanese | 夕飯

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The Japanese word for Dinner is 'Yuuhan', written as 夕飯 in Japanese.'Dinner' in hiragana is ゆうはん.

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夕飯

Meaning

Dinner

Reading

ゆうはん

yuuhan

Kanji

夕Evening 飯Cooked rice, Food

Explanation

The Japanese noun '夕飯 (ゆうはん)' refers to the evening meal, commonly known as 'dinner'. It is a compound of '夕 (ゆう)', meaning 'evening', and '飯 (はん)', meaning 'meal' or 'cooked rice'. This word is used in everyday conversation to refer to the main meal eaten in the evening. For example: Let's eat dinner「夕飯を食べましょう」(ゆうはんをたべましょう). What's for dinner tonight?「今夜の夕飯は何ですか？」(こんやのゆうはんはなんですか？). It is a neutral term and can be used in both formal and informal settings.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

589

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 夕飯

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

夕

Meaning

Evening

kanji

飯

Meaning

Cooked rice, Food

Words Related to 夕飯 Through the Kanji 夕

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 夕 as well.

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夕刊

Meaning

Evening newspaper

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夕方

Meaning

Evening

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夕食

Meaning

Dinner

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七夕

Meaning

Tanabata

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夕日

Meaning

Sunset

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夕立

Meaning

Evening rain

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夕焼け

Meaning

Sunset

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夕暮れ

Meaning

Dusk

Words Related to 夕飯 Through the Kanji 飯

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 飯 as well.

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朝御飯

Meaning

Breakfast

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御飯

Meaning

Rice, Meal

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飯

Meaning

Meal

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'Yuuhan' means 'Dinner' .

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