| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 米 | こめ |
Pronunciation: kome
How to Say It Outloud: koh-meh
Usage: This refers to uncooked rice or rice as a grain.
Example Sentence Japanese:
田んぼで米を育てています。
田んぼで米を育てています。Example Sentence English:We grow rice in the paddy fields.
We grow rice in the paddy fields.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ご飯 | ごはん |
Pronunciation: gohan
How to Say It Outloud: goh-hahn
Usage: This refers to cooked rice and can also mean a meal in general.
Example Sentence Japanese:昼ご飯にカレーライスを食べました。
昼ご飯にカレーライスを食べました。Example Sentence English:I ate curry rice for lunch.
I ate curry rice for lunch.| Katakana |
|---|
| ライス |
Pronunciation: raisu
How to Say It Outloud: rah-ee-su
Usage: This is the katakana representation, often used in Western-style dishes.
Example Sentence Japanese:レストランでチキンライスを注文しました。
レストランでチキンライスを注文しました。Example Sentence English:I ordered chicken rice at the restaurant.
I ordered chicken rice at the restaurant.Dictionary
粥かゆCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
- breakfast (in Zen temples)
- Congee
こめCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- (husked grains of) rice
- staple (product, etc.); necessity
- (online) comment
茶わんちゃわんCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n5
Noun- rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
- Chawan
ライスライスCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- rice (esp. when served on a plate)
玄米げんまいCommon word
Noun- unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
- Brown rice
米穀べいこくCommon word
Noun- rice
飯めしCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- cooked rice
- meal; food
- one's living; livelihood
- Steamed rice
餅もちCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- mochi; (sticky) rice cake
- Mochi
ご飯ごはんCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- cooked rice
- meal
稲いねCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- rice plant (Oryza sativa)
飴あめCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- (hard) candy; toffee
- rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
- amber; yellowish-brown
- Yeot
新米しんまいCommon word
Noun- new rice; first rice crop of the year
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- novice; beginner; newcomer; new hand
- Shinmai
稲作いなさくCommon word
Noun- rice cultivation; rice crop
カレーライスカレーライスCommon word
Noun- curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
- Japanese curry
飯米はんまい
Noun- rice
炊飯器すいはんきCommon word
Noun- rice cooker
- Rice cooker
煎餅せんべいCommon word
Noun- (Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
- Senbei
お粥おかゆ
Noun- thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
田たCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- rice field
- Paddy field
糠ぬか
Noun- rice bran
- Bran
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