朝ご飯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝	飯
あさ Grade: 2	はん Grade: 4
kun'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spellings
朝御飯 朝ごはん

Etymology

From 朝(あさ) (asa, “morning”) + 御(ご)飯(はん) (gohan, “meal”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あさごはん [àsá góꜜhàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠ ɡo̞hã̠ɴ]

Noun

朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) • (asagohan) 

1. breakfast

Usage notes

The go- prefix in 御飯 (gohan) is more often written in hiragana, as ご.

Synonyms

• 朝食(ちょうしょく) (chōshoku)

Related terms

• ご飯(はん) (gohan): meal
• 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (hirugohan): lunch
• 夕(ゆう)ご飯(はん) (yūgohan), 晚(ばん)ご飯(はん) (bangohan): dinner