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What is the Kanji for 'Cooked rice' and 'Food'? | 飯

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Cooked rice' and 'Food', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Cooked rice' and 'Food' is 飯.

    kanji

    飯

    Meaning

    Cooked rice, Food

    Reading

    kunyomiめし

    meshi

    onyomiはん

    han

    Parts

    反Anti 飠Eat (食)

    Example Word

    夕飯: dinner. 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.

    Radical

    食

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    723

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 飯

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    反

    Meaning

    Anti

    radical

    飠

    Meaning

    Eat

Words Using 飯

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    夕飯

    Meaning

    Dinner

    word

    御飯

    Meaning

    Rice, Meal

    word

    朝御飯

    Meaning

    Breakfast

    word

    飯

    Meaning

    Meal

Kanji Related to 飯 Through the Part 反

These 7 kanji contain the part 反 as well.

    kanji

    販

    Meaning

    Sell

    kanji

    阪

    Meaning

    Slope, Heights

    kanji

    版

    Meaning

    Printing block, Edition

    kanji

    坂

    Meaning

    Slope

    kanji

    板

    Meaning

    Board

    kanji

    返

    Meaning

    Return

    kanji

    仮

    Meaning

    Temporary

Kanji Related to 飯 Through the Part 飠

These 9 kanji contain the part 飠 as well.

    kanji

    餅

    Meaning

    Mochi rice cake

    kanji

    飽

    Meaning

    Sated, Satiated

    kanji

    餌

    Meaning

    Feed

    kanji

    飼

    Meaning

    Domesticate

    kanji

    飢

    Meaning

    Starve, Hunger

    kanji

    餓

    Meaning

    Starve

    kanji

    館

    Meaning

    Building

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    飲

    Meaning

    Drink

Learn the Kanji 飯

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 飯 mean?

飯 means 'Cooked rice' and 'Food'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.