Explore Banchan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Banchan in a sentence
Banchan meaning
A small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.
Using Banchan
- The main meaning on this page is: A small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.
- In the example corpus, banchan often appears in combinations such as: the banchan.
Context around Banchan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Banchan
- In this selection, "banchan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, offers, numerous, korean, four, helps and served stand out and add context to how "banchan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at with banchan four small and banchan the small. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "banchan" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with banchan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan. (7 words)
However, anju is considered different from the banchan served with a regular Korean meal. (14 words)
Juk (rice porridge) with salmon, vegetables and banchan at Bon Juk in Los Angeles's Koreatown. (16 words)
If there were any rule to banchan, it would be that there should be a sense of harmony in the spread: a variety of vegetables to balance the meat, and something salty, sour, spicy and sweet. (36 words)
In fact, the restaurant now offers banchan to go after customers requested to buy it to have at home because they couldn’t find comparable flavors at the store. (29 words)
The casual counter space serves rice bowls, rice cakes, dosirak lunch specials and Korean-style sandwiches stuffed with egg, vegetables or bulgogi, as well as banchan and kimchi. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
The casual counter space serves rice bowls, rice cakes, dosirak lunch specials and Korean-style sandwiches stuffed with egg, vegetables or bulgogi, as well as banchan and kimchi.
Banchan, the small dishes that often accompany a Korean meal, should be treasured in their own right.
If there were any rule to banchan, it would be that there should be a sense of harmony in the spread: a variety of vegetables to balance the meat, and something salty, sour, spicy and sweet.
In fact, the restaurant now offers banchan to go after customers requested to buy it to have at home because they couldn’t find comparable flavors at the store.
Juk (rice porridge) with salmon, vegetables and banchan at Bon Juk in Los Angeles's Koreatown.
We started our meal at with Banchan, four small complementary dishes that are traditional starters or side dishes in Korean cuisine, often served with rice.
When bringing a group of friends to eat at a place like this, the banchan helps kill time and start conversation until the orders start to arrive.
Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan.
However, anju is considered different from the banchan served with a regular Korean meal.
Many Korean banchan rely on fermentation for flavor and preservation, resulting in a tangy, salty, and spicy taste.
Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (반찬; banchan ) that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice.
Common combinations with banchan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: