夕ゆう飯はん

also: ゆうめし

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Common word for the evening meal; used in daily conversation and writing. The reading ゆうめし is a slightly more casual or old-fashioned variant.

〈事こと〉の支し度たくをするto prepare/get ready for dinner
母ははは夕ゆう飯はんの支し度たくをしている。
My mother is preparing dinner.
〈事こと〉を済すませるto finish having dinner
早はやく夕ゆう飯はんを済すませて、出でかけよう。
Let's finish dinner quickly and go out.
〈人ひと〉を〈事こと〉に誘さそうto invite someone to dinner
同どう僚りょうを夕ゆう飯はんに誘さそった。
I invited my coworker to dinner.
〈事こと〉までに帰かえるto get home before dinner
夕ゆう飯はんまでに帰かえるね。
I'll be home before dinner.

晩ばん御ご飯はんN5
夕飯 and 晩ご飯 both mean the evening meal, but 晩ご飯 is the more casual, everyday spoken form.
夕ゆう食しょくN3
夕食 is a slightly more formal or written word for the evening meal than 夕飯, which is common in everyday speech.
夜よるご飯はん
夜ご飯 is a casual, colloquial way to say the evening meal, similar in tone to 夕飯 but even more informal.
ディナーN3
夕飯 is a plain, everyday term for the evening meal at home, while ディナー carries a fancier or Western nuance.

朝あさごはんN5
夕飯 refers to the evening meal, while 朝ご飯 refers to the morning meal (breakfast).

夕飯Usage99%
- ゆうはん
  Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
- ゆうめし
夕ゆうめしUsage1%
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Search-only kanji form for the reading ゆうめし; not a standard written form.
夕ゆうメシUsage<1%
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Search-only katakana-kanji mixed form for the reading ゆうめし; not a standard written form.
ゆうめし

Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening') and 飯 (han, 'meal'). The reading ゆうめし uses the older kun'yomi めし for 飯, giving it a more traditional or casual feel.