夜食|やしょくyashoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsupper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
   夜食やしょくにインスタントラーメンを食たべた。↗

   I had instant noodles as a midnight snack.

• SynonymサパーNeutralA loanword for a late-night meal or night snack, but uncommon in daily conversation; 「夜食」 is the usual choice.
• Related晩食ばんしょくWrittenA written word for the evening meal; 「夜食」 refers to any night meal and often means a late-night snack.
• Antonym朝食ちょうしょくNeutralBreakfast; the morning meal, opposite to the late-night extra meal of 「夜食」.
• Antonym昼食ちゅうしょくNeutralLunch; the midday meal, opposite of 「夜食」.
• Antonym朝餉あさげWrittenA written, archaic word for breakfast; it stands opposite 「夜食」.
• Antonym昼餉ひるげWrittenA written, archaic word for lunch; it stands opposite 「夜食」.

For a meal eaten at night, especially a late-night snack, say 「夜食」, as in 「夜食にラーメン」; for the evening meal say 「夕食」, for breakfast 「朝食」, and for lunch 「昼食」.

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1. 夜よるの食事しょくじ。
2. かつて一いち日にち二に食しょくであった時代じだいにおいて、夜間やかんに別べつに食事しょくじを摂とること。後世こうせい三さん食しょくとなっても、なお夜間やかんに別べつに食事しょくじをすること。また、その食事しょくじ。秋あきの季語きご。
3. 夕飯ゆうはん。晩餐ばんさん。晩飯ばんめし。夕食ゆうしょく。