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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #299 · Elementary 2 L3

飯

boiled rice, meal

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Readings

On’yomi
ハン
Kun’yomi
めし

Example words

  • 飯

    めし

    cooked rice

  • 飯

    まんま

    food

  • 飯

    いい

    cooked rice

  • 飯落ち

    めしおち

    dropping off-line to eat

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A complex 12-stroke character meaning "boiled rice" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.

🧩Components

Remember "boiled rice" (飯) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

ご飯 (ごはん) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in ご飯 (ごはん) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: めし — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ハン — common in compound words (熟語).