JLPT N4 · 12 strokes
Kanji 飯: "meal, boiled rice"
The kanji 飯 means "meal, boiled rice". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ハン in on'yomi and めし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
めし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | meal, boiled rice |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1046 of 2,501 |
Common words with 飯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- ご飯cooked rice · meal
- 飯cooked rice · meal; food
- 夕飯evening meal; dinner; supper
- 昼飯lunch; midday meal
- 昼ご飯lunch; midday meal
- 朝飯breakfast
- 飯を食うto have a meal; to eat · to make a living; to earn one's bread
- 晩飯dinner; evening meal
- 日常茶飯事everyday occurrence
- 朝飯前very easy; piece of cake; child's play; easy as pie · before breakfast
- 晩御飯dinner; evening meal
- 炒飯Chinese-style fried rice
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