Yoru Gohan (夜ごはん – Dinner)

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Japanese

“Breakfast” is referred to as ‘asa gohan’ (朝ごはん – literally “morning meal”) in Japanese.

“Breakfast” のことを日本語で「朝ごはん」と言います。

“Lunch” is referred to as ‘hiru gohan’ (昼ごはん – literally “noon meal”) in Japanese.

“Lunch” のことを日本語で「昼ごはん」と言います。

“Dinner” is referred to as ‘ban gohan’ (晩ごはん – literally “evening meal”) or ‘yū gohan’ (夕ごはん – literally “evening meal”).

“Dinner” のことを日本語で「晩ご飯」や「夕ご飯」と言います。

However, recently people who call “dinner” ‘yoru gohan’ (夜ごはん – literally “night meal”) have increased.

しかし、近年では “dinner” を「夜ごはん」と言う人も増えています。

It is thought that this term comes from the fact that the antonym of ‘asa’ (朝 – morning) is ‘yoru’ (夜 – night).

これは「朝」の対義語が「夜」であることに由来するものと考えられます。

Originally, ‘yoru gohan’ is not correct Japanese, but it is becoming common.

「夜ごはん」は本来正しい日本語ではありませんが、市民権を得つつあります。