朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)

あさごはん

noun

breakfast

See also: 朝飯(あさめし) (informal form)

1. breakfast

The morning meal.

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる。

To eat breakfast.

今日(きょう)の朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)は何(なに)？

What's for breakfast today?

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べないで学校(がっこう)に行(い)った。

I went to school without eating breakfast.

毎朝(まいあさ)、朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べてから出(で)かけます。

Every morning, I go out after eating breakfast.

今日(きょう)は時間(じかん)がなかったので、朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)はパンと牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)だけだった。

Today I didn't have time, so breakfast was just bread and milk.

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) is the common word for breakfast - the morning meal.

THREE MEALS:

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)/朝食(ちょうしょく): breakfast
昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)/昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)/夕食(ゆうしょく)/夕(ゆう)ご飯(はん): dinner

COMMON PATTERNS:

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる: to eat breakfast
朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を作(つく)る: to make breakfast
朝(あさ)ご飯(はん)を抜(ぬ)く: to skip breakfast

FORMALITY:

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん): casual, everyday
朝食(ちょうしょく): formal (hotels, business)

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BREAKFAST:
和食(わしょく): rice, miso soup, grilled fish, pickles, natto

Related Words

Related: 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (lunch)

Related: 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん) (dinner)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:16 · Revised 2026.5.23 2:10

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