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What does 飯 (めし, meshi) mean?

飯 (めし, meshi) means rice, a meal (casual way of speaking).

Quick facts
Readingめし
Romajimeshi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
めし
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeshi

rice, a meal (casual way of speaking)

  1. 1noun cooked rice
  2. 2noun meal; food
  3. 3noun one's living; livelihood

Example sentences

  • It's about time we had a meal.

  • You eaten lunch yet?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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