御飯

ごはん【御飯】

〔米， 食事， めし〕

①［たいた米］

(boiled) rice

〖U〗《◆一般にはただ rice という》

Which do you like better， rice or bread? ごはんとパンとどちらが好きですか.

②［食事］

**meal

〖C〗(定時の1回の)食事

prepare a meal ごはんの支度をする.

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I

おまんま【御飯】

＝めし¹.

II

ごはん【御飯】

〔炊いた米〕 (boiled) rice; 〔食事〕 a meal; food. [＝めし²]

●白いご飯 white rice.

●ご飯にしよう. 〔食卓で〕 Let's start (eating). | 〔食事時に〕 Let's have breakfast [lunch, supper].

●ご飯の支度にとりかかる start preparing [cooking] a meal; start getting a meal ready.

●ご飯を炊く boil [cook] rice

・ご飯を山盛りによそう serve [give sb] a large bowlful [an extra-large helping] of rice (from the rice cooker)

・ご飯を食べる have [《米》 take] a meal; eat

・ご飯をたらふく食べる eat [have, 《米》 take] a good [hearty] meal

・ご飯を蒸す[電子レンジで温める] warm up (cold) rice in a steamer [a microwave (oven)]

・ご飯を蒸らす let boiled rice stand for a while with the lid on to make it fluffy.

●ご飯ですよ. Breakfast [Dinner, Supper] is ready!

・朝はパンですか, ご飯ですか. Do you have bread or rice for breakfast? | Do you have a Western or a Japanese breakfast?

ご飯茶碗 a rice bowl.

ご飯粒 a grain of boiled rice.

ご飯時 a meal; mealtimes.

●そろそろご飯時だね. おなかがすいたよ. It's almost time for dinner, right? I'm hungry.

ご飯蒸し a rice steamer; a steamer for warming cold rice.