Level VIII of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 992 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 虫 (Insect), less common than 翌 (The Next).
You eat (食) but take an anti (反) approach — instead of fine dining, you eat the opposite way: a humble, simple meal.
飯 is rank 992 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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