飯 (めし) Japanese meaning | Kotomoranoun
meal; food
male term, language, or name
Informal male term for a meal or food in general; often used in casual conversation.
Usage patterns
飯を炊くto cook rice
I think I'll start cooking the rice soon.
飯にするto decide to eat/have a meal
I'm already hungry, so let's go eat.
飯の支度をするto prepare a meal
While Mom was preparing the meal, I watched TV.
〈人〉と飯に行くto go grab a meal with someone
I'm planning to go eat with a coworker tonight.
Expressions· 12
メシマズbad cooking; bad food · sadness at others' happiness 米の飯cooked rice · something one never tires of 飯の種means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter メシウマschadenfreude; pleasure from others' misfortune
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飯を食うhave a meal; eat · make a living; earn one's bread 飯を蒸らすlet cooked rice steam after turning off the heat
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cannot make a living; can't earn a living
大飯
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fried rice
rice ball; onigiri
cold rice; leftover rice · hanger-on; dependent; freeloader · disgraced former actor; washed-up performer
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
bowl of rice; rice bowl
glutinous rice with red beans; festive red bean rice
fast eater; person who eats quickly · early meal; meal eaten early
dinner; evening meal
rice offering for the deceased
chestnut rice; rice cooked with chestnuts
rice boiled with soy sauce and sake
gyūmeshi; beef bowl; rice topped with beef and vegetables
thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
dude food; manly food
