| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 御飯 | ごはん | rice, food |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん | (a) dinner, an evening meal, (a) supper |
| 朝飯 | あさめし | breakfast |
| 晩御飯 | ばんごはん | supper, dinner |
| 飯田橋 | いいだばし | Iidabashi, neighbourhood in Tokyo |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし | lunch (alternate word) |
| 昼ご飯 | ひるごはん | lunch |
| 朝ご飯 | あさごはん | breakfast |
| 炊飯器 | すいはんき | a rice cooker |
| ご飯を食 | ごはんをたべる | to have one's meal |
| 朝御飯 | あさごはん | breakfast |
| 飯 | めし | (sl) meals, food |
| 握り飯 | にぎりめし | rice ball |
| 日常茶飯事 | にちじょうさはんじ | everyday occurrence |
| 残飯 | ざんぱん | food scraps, garbage |
| 米飯 | べいはん | cooked rice |
| 赤飯 | せきはん | red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions |
| 飯店 | はんてん | (Chinese) restaurant |
| 飯桐 | いいぎり | Idesia polycarpa, idesia |
| 鯛飯 | たいめし | rice with minced sea bream (tai) |