米飯(べいはん)

べいはん
noun
cooked rice; boiled rice
1. cooked rice; boiled rice
Cooked white rice. A formal or written term used in menus, nutrition labels, and official documents, as opposed to the everyday word ごはん.
米飯(べいはん)かパンを選(えら)べます。
You can choose rice or bread.
給食(きゅうしょく)の米飯(べいはん)は週(しゅう)に三回(さんかい)です。
Rice is served three times a week in school lunches.
米飯(べいはん)一杯(いっぱい)あたりのカロリーは約(やく)240キロカロリーです。
One bowl of rice is approximately 240 kilocalories.

USAGE:
米飯(べいはん) is a formal or written term for cooked rice. In everyday conversation, ごはん or ライス is used instead. 米飯(べいはん) appears in nutrition labels, menus, official school lunch descriptions, and food industry documents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 米飯(べいはん)給食(きゅうしょく) (rice-based school lunch)
  • 米飯(べいはん)類(るい) (rice dishes)

RELATED:

  • ごはん — everyday word for cooked rice or a meal
  • ライス — rice served Western-style (on a plate)
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