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Kanji: 飯

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
めし
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
しょくへん
Meaning:
Meal, boiled rice
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1000 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(あさごはん)
breakfast
N5
(ごはん)
cooked rice, meal
N5
(ばんごはん)
evening meal
N5
(ひるごはん)
midday meal
N5
(ゆうはん)
dinner
N3
(めし)
(sl) meals, food
N1
(ちゅうはん)
lunch, midday meal
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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