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夕飯
yuuhan
also spelled yuhan
evening meal, dinner, supper
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  1. yuuhan evening meal, dinner, supper
How it's used

Everyday casual word for the evening meal, softer than 晩ご飯 and less formal than 夕食.

今日の夕飯はカレーだ。
Kyou no yuuhan wa karee da.
Tonight's dinner is curry.

夕飯食べた?
Yuuhan tabeta?
Have you eaten dinner?

⚖️ Often confused with 夕食, which is the more formal term used in writing or polite speech.

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Kanji Breakdown
夕
Evening
On: せき Kun: ゆう
3 strokes N4
飯
Meal, Boiled Rice
On: はん Kun: めし
12 strokes N4
How to Use This Word
Noun (名詞)
Pattern
夕飯は〜です。 / 〜の夕飯

💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

Example
この夕飯はとても大切です。
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