Food Vocabulary

This page is a work in progress. I have so many words to add, but I need to organize the layout. For now, I will get you started with some basics.

肉 niku: meat       
にく

Meat: contains a list of meat names in Japanese

Meat Alternatives: for vegetarian/vegans

野菜 yasai: vegetable 
やさい 
Vegetables Names: contains a translation of vegetable names

果物 kudamono: fruit 
くだもの
Fruit Names: contains a list of fruit names  

有機 yuuki: organic

無農薬 munouyaku: pesticide-free, agricultural chemical-free


海鮮 kaisen or シーフード shi-fu-do: seafood

魚 sakana: fish. sometimes フィッシュ fisshu. 
さかな

Seafood/Fish: fish and seafood names.

乳製品 nyuu seihin:dairy products
にゅうせいひん

Dairy: find a list of dairy words here.


Rice: rice-related words

醤油 shouyu:shoyu 
しょうゆ 

だし dashi: fish broth

つゆ tsuyu: broth for dipping noodles, mix of shoyu and dashi

タレ tare: sauce

焼肉のタレ yakiniku no tare: sauce for yakiniku

味噌 miso: miso 
みそ 

油 abura: oil 
あぶら 

豆 mame: bean 
まめ 

ごま goma: sesame 

卵, 玉子 tamago: egg 
たまご 

水 mizu: water 
みず 

湯 yu: hot water 
ゆ 

納豆 natto: fermented soybeans 
なっとう

麺 men: noodles 
めん 

Noodles: a list of types of noodles

The Baking and Spices Aisle

パン pan: bread

ケーキ ke-ki: cake

飲み物 nomimono: drink 
のみもの

お茶 o-cha: tea Tea: お茶
おちゃ

コーヒー, 珈琲: coffee

カフェラテ: cafe latte

カフェモカ: cafe mocha
コーラ: cola

サイダー: cider, fizzy clear soda

ジュース: juice

オレンジジュース: orange juice

スムージー: smoothie

お酒: alcohol
Alcohol: alcoholic beverages info