Recognize 飯 in ご飯 and 朝ご飯. Connect each word’s reading with its meaning in context.

The idea

飯 has 12 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram for their order. Read ご飯（ごはん） and 朝ご飯（あさごはん） as whole words: a kanji’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
ご飯ごはんThe rice has just finished cooking.
朝ご飯あさごはんI eat fish for breakfast.
夕飯ゆうはんTonight’s dinner is curry.

Examples

  • ご飯はんがたった今いま炊たけました。The rice has just finished cooking.
  • 温あたたかいご飯はんを食たべます。I eat warm rice.
  • 朝あさご飯はんに魚さかなを食たべます。I eat fish for breakfast.
  • 朝あさご飯はんは七時しちじです。Breakfast is at seven.
  • 今日きょうの夕飯ゆうはんはカレーです。Tonight’s dinner is curry.
  • 夕飯ゆうはんを一緒いっしょに作つくりましょう。Let’s make dinner together.

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Watch out

ご飯 can mean cooked rice or a meal; 夕飯 specifically means the evening meal. Do not assume that every word containing 飯 has the same meaning or reading. Compare 飯 with 販; pay attention to 飠／貝 when distinguishing their shapes.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of ご飯 in hiragana.

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    ごはん

    ご飯 is read ごはん. In context: The rice has just finished cooking.

  2. Write the reading of 朝ご飯 in hiragana.

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    あさごはん

    朝ご飯 is read あさごはん. In context: I eat fish for breakfast.

  3. Write the missing kanji: 夕＿（ゆうはん）［飯／販］.

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    飯

    飯 completes 夕飯, read ゆうはん. In context: Tonight’s dinner is curry.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 飯 from memory and read ご飯 and 朝ご飯 aloud. Check your readings against the examples.