# 飯 rice / meal

食 (eat) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
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COCK: as if the 飯/米 synonyms were not confusing enough, 飯 has ANOTHER meaning, PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY.

## Onyomi

HAN |

## Mnemonic

| HAN Solo is against eating rice, because he thinks that it looks like little white maggots.

## Kunyomi

めし | literally, cooked rice. But usually used to mean, 'a meal.' ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

御飯(ごはん) | rice ★★★★☆ KANA 御 (the honorific "o") + 飯 (rice / meal) = 御飯 (rice) two meanings - 1) cooked rice, 2) a meal
炊飯器(すいはんき) | rice-cooker ★☆☆☆☆ 炊 (cook rice) + 飯 (rice / meal) + 器 (instrument) = 炊飯器 (rice-cooker)

## Synonyms

rice or food 米 ご飯 食べ物 料理