晩御飯・晩ご飯・晩ごはん|ばんごはんbangohan

1. noundinner; evening meal
   母ははは晩御飯ばんごはんの支度したくで忙いそがしい。↗

   Mother is busy cooking the dinner.

• 1.
  Synonym夕飯ゆうはんNeutralEveryday word for a meal eaten in the early evening; interchangeable with 「晩御飯」, but leans toward an earlier hour.
• 2.
  Synonym夕食ゆうしょくNeutralSino-Japanese word for dinner in general; heard in daily life, announcements and hotels, as in 「夕食付き」; slightly more formal than 「晩御飯」.
• 3.
  Synonym晩餐ばんさんFormalFormal word for a lavish dinner or banquet, as in 「最後の晩餐」 and 「晩餐会」; carries a ceremonial air and is not used for everyday home meals.
• 4.
  SynonymディナーNeutralLoanword for dinner, common on restaurant menus and in set meals, as in 「ディナーコース」; can also refer to an ordinary dinner.
• 5.
  SynonymサパーNeutralLoanword for a light supper or a late-night meal; uncommon in daily use, where a home dinner is usually 「晩御飯」 or 「夕飯」.
• 6.
  Synonym夕ご飯ゆうごはんCasualColloquial word with a warm, homey feel for a meal eaten in the evening or at night; basically interchangeable with 「晩御飯」.
• 7.
  Synonym晩飯ばんめしCasualSlangy word for dinner with a casual, masculine tone; not appropriate when speaking to elders or on formal occasions.
• 8.
  Synonym晩食ばんしょくWrittenWritten word for a meal eaten at night; very rare, and in daily speech people say 「晩ご飯」 or 「夕食」.
• 9.
  Related夜食やしょくNeutralA meal eaten at night after dinner, usually a late-night snack; not the day's regular evening meal.
• 10.
  Related夕餉ゆうげWrittenOld-fashioned, literary word for the evening meal, seen mostly in written works; in daily speech say 「晩ご飯」.
• 11.
  Antonym朝ごはんあさごはんCasualColloquial word for breakfast, the day's first meal; the opposite of 「晩御飯」, the last meal of the day.

For an everyday dinner, 「晩御飯」 and 「夕飯」 are the natural picks; 「夕食」 is slightly more formal and fits announcements or hotels. Use 「晩餐」 for a lavish or ceremonial dinner, 「ディナー」 in restaurant contexts, 「晩飯」 only in casual masculine talk, and 「夜食」 for a separate late-night meal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 晩ばんに食たべる食事しょくじ。夕食ゆうしょく同様どうようその日ひの最後さいごの食事しょくじを指さすが、特とくに夕食ゆうしょくと比くらべると遅おそい時間じかんのものを指さす。