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dinner, evening meal, supper
The meal eaten in the evening. A casual, everyday word commonly used in homes and informal contexts.
夜ご飯は何にする?
What shall we have for dinner?
今日の夜ご飯はカレーだ。
Tonight's dinner is curry.
夜ご飯を食べてから宿題をやった。
I did my homework after eating dinner.
夜ご飯 is a casual word for dinner.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 晩ご飯: dinner (also casual, slightly more common in some regions)
- 夕食: dinner (formal, used in writing and announcements)
- 夕飯: dinner (neutral to slightly formal)
- 晩飯: dinner (masculine, rough)
MEAL WORDS:
- 朝ご飯: breakfast
- 昼ご飯: lunch
- 夜ご飯: dinner