朝飯(あさめし)

あさめし
noun
breakfast (informal)
informalfood
See also: 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) (standard form)
1. breakfast
An informal, somewhat masculine word for breakfast. Less polite than 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん).
朝飯(あさめし)を食(く)った。
I ate breakfast.
朝飯(あさめし)前(まえ)だよ。
It's a piece of cake.
Literally "before breakfast" — an expression meaning something is very easy.
今日(きょう)は忙(いそが)しくて朝飯(あさめし)を食(た)べる時間(じかん)がなかった。
I was so busy today that I didn't have time to eat breakfast.

Usage

An informal word for breakfast, typically used by men or in casual settings. 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) is the standard neutral term. Often heard in the set expression 朝飯(あさめし)前(まえ) (literally "before breakfast"), meaning something is extremely easy.

Common collocations

  • 朝飯(あさめし)前(まえ) (a piece of cake; very easy)
  • 朝飯(あさめし)を食(く)う (to eat breakfast — informal)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 朝食(ちょうしょく) (formal)
Related: 昼飯(ひるめし) (lunch (same register))
Related: 晩飯(ばんめし) (dinner (same register))
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Added 2026.3.17 17:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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