朝飯

See also: 朝饭

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
trad. (朝飯)		朝	飯
simp. (朝饭)		朝	饭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāofàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄈㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāofàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaofàn
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-fan⁴
    • Yale: jāu-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaufann
    • Palladius: чжаофань (čžaofanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

Noun

朝飯

1. (obsolete) breakfast

Verb

朝飯

1. (archaic) to have breakfast

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朝	飯
あさ Grade: 2	めし Grade: 4

Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) +‎ 飯 (meshi, “cooked rice or other grains, meal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠me̞ɕi]

Noun

朝(あさ)飯(めし) • (asameshi) 

1. breakfast

   いつも何時(なんじ)に朝飯(あさめし)を食(た)べますか。

   Itsumo nanji ni asameshi o tabemasu ka.

   When do you usually eat breakfast?

Usage notes

• This is the most common reading of this term.

Derived terms

• 朝飯前(あさめしまえ) (asameshimae): A piece of cake, something very easy.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朝	飯
あさ Grade: 2	いい Grade: 4

Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) +‎ 飯 (ī, “cooked rice or other grains, meal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠iː]

Noun

朝(あさ)飯(いい) • (asaī) ^{←あさいひ (asaifi)?}

1. breakfast

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
朝	飯
あさ Grade: 2	はん Grade: 4

Compound of 朝 (asa, “morning”) +‎ 飯 (han, “cooked rice or other grains, meal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠hã̠ɴ]

Noun

朝(あさ)飯(はん) • (asahan) 

1. breakfast