夕飯

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆうはん (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

夕(ゆう)飯(はん) • (yūhan) ^{←ゆふはん (yufufan)^?}

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
夕	飯
ゆう Grade: 1	めし Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆうめし (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

夕(ゆう)飯(めし) • (yūmeshi) ^{←ゆふめし (yufumesi)^?}

evening meal, dinner
- 1917, 芥川龍之介, 田端日記‎, 青空文庫:
  
  蔵六(ぞうろく)が帰(かえ)った後(あと)で夕飯(ゆうめし)に粥(かゆ)を食(く)ったが、更(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
夕	飯
ゆう > い Grade: 1	めし Grade: 4
irregular	kun'yomi

Noun

夕(い)飯(めし) • (imeshi)

(dialect, Kagoshima) evening meal, dinner

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