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Illustration of 飯

飯めし

めし meshi Play N3 Noun

食事や食べ物を指すくだけた言い方。 (slang) meals; food

Example 1

とにかくメシ・・・といきたいところだが、その前に用を足すことにした。

Anyhow, lunch ... is where I wanted to go but I decided to go to the toilet first.

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Example 2

一週間いっしゅうかんメシ抜ぬきだったよ。

I went without food for a week.

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Kanji breakdown

飯

N4

meal; boiled rice

On reading
ハン
Kun reading
めし
Radical
食
Illustration of 夕飯
N5

ゆうはん

dinner

Illustration of 御飯
N5

ごはん

cooked rice; meal

Illustration of 昼御飯
N5

ひるごはん

midday meal

Illustration of 晩御飯
N5

ばんごはん

evening meal

Illustration of 昼飯
N1

ひるめし

lunch; midday meal