Memory phrase for the Kanji: 飯


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Meaning

a meal, boiled rice

Pronunciation

HAN
meshi

Explanation

Left: food (cover on good food), right: against, opposition (Climbing the cliff by hand ? I am opposing!)

Mnemonic

Food? I'm opposing unless it's boiled rice.

Radicals

to eatshows a cover and good (It might be helpful to see the lower two strokes as chopsticks.)
opposition
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Vocabulary

 御飯  ごはん  rice (cooked), meal
 飯屋  めしや  eating house, restaurant with simple food
 昼御飯  ひるごはん  lunch, midday meal
 朝御飯  あさごはん  breakfast
 晩御飯  ばんごはん  dinner, evening meal
 夕飯  ゆうはん  evening meal
 昼飯  ひるめし  lunch (masc.), midday meal
 飯  めし  (sl) meals/food


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