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dinner, supper, evening meal
The meal eaten in the evening.
夕飯を食べましたか。
Did you eat dinner?
今日の夕飯は何ですか。
What's for dinner today?
夕飯を作る。
To make dinner.
夕飯はもう食べましたか。まだです。
Have you already eaten dinner? Not yet.
母が毎日夕飯を作ってくれるので、とても助かっている。
My mother makes dinner every day, so it's a great help.
夕飯 means dinner or evening meal. Composed of 夕 (evening) + 飯 (meal/cooked rice).
DINNER WORDS (by formality):
- 晩ご飯: dinner (most common/casual)
- 夕飯: dinner (slightly formal)
- 夕食: dinner (formal/written)
- ディナー: dinner (loanword, fancy contexts)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 夕飯を食べる: to eat dinner
- 夕飯を作る: to make dinner
- 夕飯の支度: dinner preparation
MEAL WORDS IN JAPANESE:
- 朝ご飯/朝食: breakfast
- 昼ご飯/昼食: lunch
- 晩ご飯/夕飯/夕食: dinner