noun

  1. bowl used for serving rice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
飯椀 めしわん
飯碗 めしわん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

meal, boiled rice
めし ハン いい (4th, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
wooden or lacquered bowl
ワン はち (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
address, just like, fortunately
-あて あ.てる エン (11th)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
to turn over when asleep
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)