飯いいいいMeanings1nouncooked ricearchaicArchaic word for cooked rice. In modern Japanese, ご飯 (ごはん) or 飯 (めし) are used instead. This reading appears only in historical or classical contexts.古こ語ごでは「飯いい」は炊たいた米こめを指さした。In classical Japanese, 飯 (いい) referred to cooked rice.