夕飯
ゆうはん · yuuhan (also spelled yuhan)
Evening meal, dinner, supper
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How it’s used
Everyday casual word for the evening meal, softer than 晩ご飯 and less formal than 夕食.
Often confused with 夕食, which is the more formal term used in writing or polite speech.
Example sentences
今日の夕飯はカレーだ。
Tonight's dinner is curry.
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夕飯食べた？
Have you eaten dinner?
Nihoner
停電のせいで、夕飯を作ることもできない。
ていでんのせいで、ゆうはんをつくることもできない。
Because of the power cut, I can't even cook dinner.
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What does 夕飯 mean?
Evening meal, dinner, supper.
How do you pronounce 夕飯?
ゆうはん (yuuhan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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