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What does the kanji 飯 mean?

飯 means cooked rice, meal. On'yomi ハン. Kun'yomi めし.

Quick facts
On'yomiハン
Kun'yomiめし
Strokes12
Main radical食
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi ハンKun'yomi めし
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

cooked rice, meal

Memory hook

Beside food (食), a hand (又) under the slope (厂) turns the pot as the rice cooks — COOKED RICE, MEAL.

Main radical

食eat, food 9 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.