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ご飯

ごはん

cooked rice, meal

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Examples

  1. ご飯を食べましょう。

    ごはんをたべましょう。

    Let us eat.

  2. 毎日ご飯を作ります。

    まいにちごはんをつくります。

    I cook meals every day.

  3. ご飯とパンとどちらが好きですか。

    ごはんとパンとどちらがすきですか。

    Which do you like better, rice or bread?

Common patterns

ご飯を食べる
have a meal / eat rice
ご飯を作る
cook a meal
ご飯を炊く
cook rice

Memory tip

ご飯 means both cooked rice and a meal in general, because rice is the center of a traditional Japanese meal.

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