チャーハン

チャ

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ハ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Chinese-style fried rice

usually written using kana alonefood / cooking

A Japanese adaptation of Chinese fried rice, typically made with rice, egg, and various ingredients stir-fried in a wok.

from Chinese chǎofàn

食た

べ

た

。

I had fried rice for lunch.

この店みせのチャーハンはパラパラで美味おいしい。

The fried rice at this restaurant is fluffy and delicious.

〈物もの〉でチャーハンを作つくるto make fried rice with (ingredients)
残のこり物ものの野や菜さいと卵たまごでチャーハンを作つくった。
I made fried rice with leftover vegetables and egg.
チャーハンを炒いためるto stir-fry fried rice (in the wok)
強つよ火びでチャーハンを手て早ばやく炒いためる。
Stir-fry the fried rice quickly over high heat.
チャーハンを注ちゅう文もんするto order fried rice (at a restaurant)
中ちゅう華か料りょう理り店てんでチャーハンを注ちゅう文もんした。
I ordered fried rice at the Chinese restaurant.

焼やき飯めし
焼き飯 is a more general, often Kansai-dialect word for fried rice, while チャーハン specifically implies a Chinese-style stir-fried preparation.
ピラフ
チャーハン is Chinese-style fried rice cooked in a wok, while ピラフ is Western-style rice simmered in seasoned broth.

ピラフ
ピラフ is a Western-style rice dish simmered or baked in broth, whereas チャーハン is rice stir-fried in a wok, so learners sometimes mix up the two as the same 'fried rice'.
オムライス
チャーハン is Chinese-style fried rice served on its own, while オムライス wraps similar fried rice in an omelette.

チャーハンUsage76%
Usually written in katakana; the kanji spelling 炒飯 is also used but less common.
炒飯ちゃーはんUsage24%
Kanji spelling; may be read as いためし by some, but チャーハン is the standard reading for this dish.

From Chinese 炒飯 (chǎofàn), meaning 'fried rice'.