午ご飯はんごはんMeanings1nounlunchRare, formal, or literary word for lunch. In everyday Japanese, 昼食 (ちゅうしょく) or ランチ are overwhelmingly more common. 午飯 may appear in older texts or very formal contexts.See also: 昼飯彼かれは正しょう午ごに午ご飯はんをとった。He took his lunch at noon.