漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 412 strokesRadical
On
ハン
Kun
めし
Meaning
cooked rice, meal, food

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 飠 (food/eat) gives the meaning and 反 the sound; cooked rice or a meal.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ハン御飯・炊飯・赤飯
めし飯・飯粒・五目飯

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 朝ご飯あさごはん

    breakfast

  • 夕飯ゆうはん

    dinner, evening meal

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

毎朝、家でご飯を食べます。

Every morning I eat a meal at home.

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