Casual, somewhat masculine term for the evening meal. Often used among friends or family. More formal equivalents include 夕食 (ゆうしょく) or 晩ご飯 (ばんごはん).
What should we have for dinner?
今日は晩飯を外で食おう。
Let's eat dinner out tonight.
晩飯 is a blunt, masculine-sounding word for dinner, while 晩御飯 is the polite, gender-neutral everyday term.
昼飯 refers to the midday meal, while 晩飯 refers to the evening meal.
Standard kanji spelling for 'dinner' in casual or masculine speech.
Search-only form; the katakana メシ is sometimes used for emphasis or style.
Search-only form; mixed kana spelling is rare in practice.
Compound of 晩 (ばん, 'evening') and 飯 (めし, 'meal, cooked rice'). 飯 is a native Japanese word with a casual tone.