Archaic 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.
In classical Japanese, 飯 (いい) referred to cooked rice.
steamed rice offered to a deity
soft rice cooked in a pot
dried boiled rice
rice spoon
The reading いい is an archaic native Japanese word for cooked rice. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is historically distinct from the modern readings めし and はん.