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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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