晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)

ばんごはん
noun
dinner, evening meal
1. dinner, evening meal, supper
The main meal eaten in the evening.
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べましたか。
Did you eat dinner?
今日(きょう)の晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)は何(なん)ですか。
What's for dinner today?
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を作(つく)る。
To make dinner.
晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)の後(あと)でテレビを見(み)る。
I watch TV after dinner.
今日(きょう)は疲(つか)れたから、晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)は外(そと)で食(た)べよう。
I'm tired today, so let's eat dinner out.

晩(ばん)ご飯(はん) is the most common everyday word for the evening meal. Casual and widely used in daily conversation.

MEAL SERIES (～ご飯(はん)):

  • 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん): breakfast
  • 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん): lunch
  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん): dinner

ALTERNATIVE WORDS FOR DINNER:

  • 夜(よる)ご飯(はん): evening meal (also casual)
  • 夕飯(ゆうはん): dinner (slightly more formal)
  • 夕食(ゆうしょく): dinner (formal, written)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる: to eat dinner
  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を作(つく)る: to make dinner
  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)の後(あと): after dinner
  • 今日(きょう)の晩(ばん)ご飯(はん): today's dinner

Related Words

Related: 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) (breakfast)
Related: 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (lunch)
Related: 夕食(ゆうしょく) (dinner (formal))
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.4.2 13:29
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