夕飯

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 1
はん
Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)(はん) (yūhanゆふはん (yufufan)?

  1. evening meal, dinner
    Synonyms: 夕飯 (yūmeshi), 夕食 (yūshoku), 夕餉 (yūge), 晩ご飯 (bangohan), 晩飯 (banmeshi), 晩食 (banshoku), 晩餐 (bansan), 夜ご飯 (yorugohan)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 1
めし
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)(めし) (yūmeshiゆふめし (yufumesi)?

  1. evening meal, dinner
    • 1917, 芥川龍之介, 田端日記, 青空文庫:
      蔵六(ぞうろく)(かえ)った(あと)夕飯(ゆうめし)(かゆ)()ったが、(さら)にうまくなかった。
      Zōroku ga kaetta ato de yūmeshi ni kayu o kutta ga, sara ni umaku nakatta.
      After Zōroku had left, I ate congee for dinner, but it wasn’t good at all.
Usage notes

Sounds somewhat crude compared to 夕飯 (yūhan).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
ゆう > い
Grade: 1
めし
Grade: 4
irregular kun'yomi

Noun

()(めし) (imeshi

  1. (dialect, Kagoshima) evening meal, dinner