夕飯

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
夕	飯
ゆう Grade: 1	はん Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうはん [yùúháń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːhã̠ɴ]

Noun

夕(ゆう)飯(はん) • (yūhan) ^{←ゆふはん (yufufan)?}

1. evening meal, dinner

   Synonyms: 夕飯 (yūmeshi), 夕食 (yūshoku), 夕餉 (yūge), 晩ご飯 (bangohan), 晩飯 (banmeshi), 晩食 (banshoku), 晩餐 (bansan), 夜ご飯 (yorugohan)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
夕	飯
ゆう Grade: 1	めし Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうめし [yùúméshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːme̞ɕi]

Noun

夕(ゆう)飯(めし) • (yūmeshi) ^{←ゆふめし (yufumesi)?}

1. evening meal, dinner
   • 1917, 芥川龍之介, 田端日記‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     蔵六(ぞうろく)が帰(かえ)った後(あと)で夕飯(ゆうめし)に粥(かゆ)を食(く)ったが、更(さら)にうまくなかった。

     Zōroku ga kaetta ato de yūmeshi ni kayu o kutta ga, sara ni umaku nakatta.

     After Zōroku had left, I ate congee for dinner, but it wasn’t good at all.

Usage notes

Sounds somewhat crude compared to 夕飯 (yūhan).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
夕	飯
ゆう > い Grade: 1	めし Grade: 4
irregular	kun’yomi

Noun

夕(い)飯(めし) • (imeshi) 

1. (dialect, Kagoshima) evening meal, dinner