夕ご飯
ゆうごはん
hepburn yuugohan
evening meal, dinner
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今日の夕ご飯は何ですか。What's for dinner tonight?
- 夕ご飯を食べてからお風呂に入ります。I'll take a bath after dinner.
Collocations
夕ご飯 (yuugohan, dinner)夕食 (yuushoku, dinner formal)朝ご飯 (asagohan, breakfast)昼ご飯 (hirugohan, lunch)晩ご飯 (bangohan, dinner casual)
Mnemonic
Yuugohan (夕ご飯) is 夕 (yuu, evening) + ご飯 (gohan, rice / meal) — the colloquial word for dinner. Split with formal yuushoku (Sino-Japanese): family / friends say yuugohan, hotels / menus say yuushoku. Bangohan (晩ご飯) is a near-synonym; Tokyo standard prefers yuugohan, but Kansai and other regions use bangohan more. Asa-gohan / hiru-gohan / yuu-gohan form the three-meal chain — mirroring Korean achim-bap / jeomsim-bap / jeonyeok-bap. Pronunciation: yu-u-go-ha-n, 5 mora, keep the long ゆう.
Quick check
Hotel menu / formal notice for dinner?