How do you read 米飯?

米飯 is read べいはん (beihan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 米飯?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 米飯 in romaji?

米飯 is written beihan in romaji.

What kanji are in 米飯?

米 (Rice, Usa); 飯 (Meal, Boiled Rice).

米飯べいはん

べいはん · beihan

noun

Cooked rice

Other ways to say “cooked rice” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

米Rice, Usa, Metre 音べい・まい訓こめ・よね JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 飯Meal, Boiled Rice 音はん訓めし JLPT N4 · 12 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

米こめuncooked rice 欧米おうべいEurope and America, the West 南米なんべいSouth America 飯めしmeals, food 昼飯ひるめしlunch (mid-day meal)夕飯ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal 御飯ごはんrice (cooked); meal 晩御飯ばんごはんdinner, evening meal

Questions

What does 米飯 mean?

Cooked rice.

How do you pronounce 米飯?

べいはん (beihan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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