夕食|ゆうしょくyuushoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounevening meal; dinner

• Synonym夕飯ゆうはんNeutralEveryday word for the evening meal, slightly more casual than 「夕食」 and used by everyone; 「夕食」 is the more formal term heard in hotels and notices.
• Synonym晩御飯ばんごはんNeutralEveryday word with a polite, friendly feel; 「夕食」 leans formal and written.
• SynonymディナーNeutralLoanword mostly for a Western-style dinner or a restaurant dinner course; 「夕食」 is the ordinary evening meal.
• SynonymサパーWrittenLoanword for a meal eaten late at night, or a night snack; uncommon in daily use.
• Synonym夕ご飯ゆうごはんCasualColloquial, with a warm, familiar feel; 「夕食」 is the formal term.
• Related晩餐ばんさんWrittenFormal term for a sumptuous dinner or banquet, as in 「晩餐会」; 「夕食」 is an ordinary evening meal.
• Related晩飯ばんめしCasualColloquial and slightly rough, used mostly by men; 「夕食」 is the formal term.
• Related夕餉ゆうげWrittenLiterary, elegant word with an old-fashioned air; in everyday speech say 「夕食」 or 「夕飯」.
• Related晩食ばんしょくWrittenRare, bookish word for the evening meal; say 「夕食」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym朝食ちょうしょくNeutralBreakfast, the meal opposite to 「夕食」.
• Antonym朝餉あさげWrittenElegant written word for breakfast, the opposite of 「夕餉」 and 「夕食」.

For formal settings such as hotels and notices, use 「夕食」; in daily conversation 「夕飯」 or 「晩ご飯」 is more natural, and men often say the rougher 「晩飯」. Pick 「ディナー」 for a Western-style dinner or dinner course, 「晩餐」 for a grand banquet. 「夕餉」 and 「晩食」 are literary; 「サパー」 is a rare word for a late-night meal. 「朝食」 is the opposite meal, breakfast.

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1. 夕方ゆうがたから晩ばんに食たべる食事しょくじ。