朝飯・朝メシ・朝めし|あさめしasameshi[0]heiban (flat)
あさはんasahan
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Which spelling to use
朝飯朝飯 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it as your default spelling.
朝メシ朝メシ is less common than 朝飯 and uses kanji together with kana; recognize it as a variant spelling rather than your first choice.
朝めし朝めし is less common than 朝メシ and uses kanji together with kana; recognize it as a variant spelling rather than your first choice.
Definitions
- nounbreakfast
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym朝ごはんあさごはんNeutralThe everyday, most common word for breakfast; politer and more refined than 「朝飯」, used by men and women of all ages.
- Synonym朝食ちょうしょくWrittenSame word as above; also written 「朝食」 and read 「あさげ」, while the 「朝食」 heard in formal settings is read 「ちょうしょく」.
- Related朝餉あさげWrittenWritten, elegant word for breakfast with an old-fashioned flavor; found mostly in literature, not in everyday speech.
- Antonym夕飯ゆうはんCasualColloquial word for the evening meal, eaten in the early evening; the counterpart of morning 「朝飯」.
- Antonym晩御飯ばんごはんNeutralThe everyday, neutral word for dinner; an evening meal, the opposite of breakfast 「朝飯」.
「朝飯」 is a masculine, colloquial way to say breakfast, also seen in 「朝飯前」 (a piece of cake). In everyday speech say 「朝ごはん」; in written or formal prose use 「朝食」. For the evening meal, colloquial 「夕飯」 contrasts with the everyday 「晩御飯」.
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Japanese definitions
- 朝御飯。
Kanji in this word
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