炒飯 Fried Rice

Meaning

Primary

Fried Rice

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What's your favorite fry meal? Surely it's fried rice, who doesn't love fried rice.

Note that this word is also commonly written in katakana, so you may see it written that way on a menu!

Reading

ちゃーはん

チャーハン

Explanation

You know the reading for 飯, but 炒 uses an exceptional reading that you didn't learn. Here's a mnemonic to help you:

Do you know what would bring your fried rice to the next level? Some charcoal (ちゃー)! Next time, just add a little charcoal to your fried rice, and it'll taste so much better. Trust me on this one.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜炒飯

  キムチ炒飯

  kimchi fried rice

  卵炒飯

  egg fried rice

  五目炒飯

  mixed ingredient fried rice

• 炒飯を〜

  炒飯を作る

  to make fried rice

  炒飯を食べる

  to eat fried rice

  炒飯を頼む

  to order fried rice

• 炒飯に〜

  炒飯にする

  to go with fried rice, to turn something into fried rice

  炒飯に入れる

  to put something into fried rice

  炒飯に合う

  to go well with fried rice

Context Sentences

私はキムチ炒飯が大好きです。

I love kimchi fried rice.

俺は炒飯にするよ。

I'll go with the fried rice.

美味しい炒飯を作るのは簡単じゃない。

Making delicious fried rice isn't easy.

Kanji Composition

1. 炒

   いた Fry
2. 飯

   はん Meal