米飯|べいはんbeihan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncooked rice

• Synonymご飯ごはんNeutralThe everyday word for cooked rice and also for a meal; 「米飯」 is a written term found in nutrition and school-lunch contexts like 「米飯給食」.
• Synonym飯めしCasualColloquial, with a strong masculine and rather coarse feel; covers rice and meals, and also livelihood as in 「飯の種」 — broader and rougher than 「米飯」.
• SynonymライスNeutralLoanword for rice served on a plate, usual in Western-style restaurants; it means just the rice itself, not a meal.

For everyday use say 「ご飯」; 「米飯」 itself is written/formal prose, seen in nutrition and school-meal terms like 「米飯給食」. 「飯」 is colloquial and typically masculine (also livelihood, 「飯の種」), and 「ライス」 is plated rice at Western-style restaurants.

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1. 米べいの飯めし。