Japanese Vocabulary on Food
Food vocabulary in Japanese
Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
食べ物 | たべもの | tabe mono | Food |
和食 | わしょく | washoku | Japanese food |
日本料理 | にほんりょうり | nihon ryouri | Japanese Cooking, Japanese Food |
朝食 | ちょうしょく | chou shoku | Breakfast |
朝御飯 | あさごはん | asa gohan | Breakfast |
昼食 | ちゅうしょく | chuu shoku | Lunch |
昼御飯 | ひるごはん | hiru gohan | Lunch |
夕食 | ゆうしょく | yuu shoku | Dinner |
晩御飯 | ばんごはん | ban gohan | Dinner |
夜食 | やしょく | ya shoku | Dinner |
おかず | okazu | Side dish | |
おやつ | oyatsu | Beverages | |
弁当 | べんとう | bentou | Lunch box |
駅弁 | えきべん | ekiben | Station lunch box |
御飯 | ごはん | gohan | Meal |
刺身 | さしみ | sashimi | Sliced fish |
寿司 / 鮨 / 鮓 | すし | sushi | Sushi |
天婦羅 | てんぷら | tenpura | Deep-fried Fish and Vegetables |
牛丼 | ぎゅうどん | gyuu don | Filled rice with beef and vegetables |
親子丼 | おやこどん | oyako don | Filled rice with boiled chicken and eggs |
天丼 | てんどん | ten don | Rice with Shrimp & fried fish |
鰻丼 | うなどん | unadon | Rice topped with Glaze-grilled Eel |
鰻 | うなぎ | unagi | Eel |
豚カツ | とんカツ | tonkatsu | Deep fried pork |
カレーライス | kare- raisu | Curry rice | |
鋤焼き | すきやき | suki yaki | Slice of beef cooked with different vegetables |
お好み焼き | おこのみやき | o konomi yaki | savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables |
鉄板焼 | き てっぱんやき | teppan yaki | Barbecue |
焼き鳥 | やきとり | yaki tori | Grilled/grilled chicken |
蛸焼き | たこやき | tako yaki | grilled squid |
餃子 | ギョウザ | gyouza | Dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables |
茶碗蒸し | ちゃわんむし | chawan mushi | steamed egg |
しゃぶしゃぶ | shabu shabu | Japanese Hot Pot | |
味噌 | みそ | miso | Miso / Bean Paste |
味噌汁 | みそしる | miso shiru | Get down Miso |
ラーメン | raamen | ramen | |
うどん | udon | Noodles made with flour | |
蕎麦 | そば | soba | Barley noodles |
餅 | もち | mochi | Sticky rice cake |
餡パン | あんパン | anpan | Japanese noodles |
牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | gyuuniku | Beef |
豚肉 | ぶたにく | butaniku | Pork |
鶏肉 | とりにく | toriniku | Chicken |
羊肉 | ようにく | youniku | Lamb |
魚 | さかな | sakana | Fish |
海老 / 蝦 | えび | ebi | Shrimp |
蟹 | かに | kani | Crab |
貝 | かい | kai | With sound |
豆腐 | とうふ | toufu | Tofu |
卵 | たまご | tamago | Egg |
食パン | しょくパン | shoku pan | Plain Bread; White Bread |
玉葱 | たまねぎ | tamanegi | Onion |
胡瓜 | きゅうり | kyuuri | Cucumber |
醤油 | しょうゆ | shouyu | Soy; Soy Sauce |
酢 | す | su | Vinegar |
山葵 | わさび | wasabi | Japanese horseradish |
焼きそば | やきそば | yakisoba | Fried noodles |
白米 | はくまい | hakumai | White rice |
肉まん | にくまん | nikuman | Dumplings |
焼き魚 | やきざかな | yakizakana | Grilled fish |
だし巻き卵 | だしまきたまご | dashimaki tamago | Egg roll |
調味料 | ちょうみりょう | choumi ryou | Seasoning; Flavoring |
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