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Japanese Food Vocabulary
| Kanji | Hiragana/ katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | tabe mono | Food |
| 日本料理 | にほんりょうり | nihon ryouri | Japanese Cooking / Japanese Dish |
| 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 | Supper |
| おかず | okazu | Side Dish | |
| お八つ | おやつ | oyatsu | Snack / Refreshment |
| 弁当 | べんとう | bentou | Box Lunch |
| 駅弁 | えきべん | ekiben | Train Station Box Lunch |
| 御飯 | ごはん | gohan | Meal / Cooked Rice |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sashimi | Sliced Raw Fish |
| 寿司 / 鮨 / 鮓 | すし | sushi | Sushi |
| 天婦羅 | てんぷら | tenpura | Tempura / Deep-fried Fish and Vegetables |
| 牛丼 | ぎゅうどん | gyuu don | Rice topped with Beef and Vegetables |
| 親子丼 | おやこどん | oyako don | Rice topped with Boiled Chicken and Eggs |
| 天丼 | てんどん | tendon | Rice topped with Deep-fried Prawns & Fishes |
| 鰻丼 | うなどん | unadon | Bowl of rice topped with broiled eel |
| 鰻 | うなぎ | unagi | Eel |
| 豚カツ | とんカツ | tonkatsu | Pork Cutlet |
| カレーライス | karee raisu | Curry and Rice | |
| 鋤焼き | すきやき | sukiyaki | Thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan |
| 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 | Grilled Meat cooked on Iron Plate |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり | yaki tori | Grilled Chicken / Broiled Chicken |
| 蛸焼き | たこやき | tako yaki | Octopus Dumpling |
| 焼きそば | やきそば | yaki soba | Pan Fried Noodle |
| 餃子 | ギョウザ | gyouza | Dumpling stuffed with Minced Pork and Vegetables |
| 茶碗蒸し | ちゃわんむし | chawan mushi | Steamed Egg Custard in Tea Cup |
| しゃぶしゃぶ | shabu shabu | Japanese Style Hotpot | |
| 味噌 | みそ | miso | Miso / Bean Paste |
| 味噌汁 | みそしる | miso shiru | Miso Soup |
| ラーメン | raamen | Ramen | |
| うどん | udon | Noodle made of Wheat Flour | |
| 蕎麦 | そば | soba | Buckwheat Noodle |
| 餅 | もち | mochi | Sticky Rice Cake |
| 餡パン | あんパン | anpan | Japanese Bun filled with Red Bean Paste |
| 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 Meat |
| 羊肉 | ようにく | youniku | Mutton / Lamb |
| 魚 | さかな | sakana | Fish |
| 海老 / 蝦 | えび | ebi | Prawn / Shrimp |
| 蟹 | かに | kani | Crab |
| 豆腐 | とうふ | toufu | Tofu / Bean Curd |
| 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 Sauce |
| 酢 | す | su | Vinegar |
| 山葵 | わさび | wasabi | Japanese Horseradish |
| 油 | あぶら | abura | Oil |
| 砂糖 | さとう | satou | Sugar |
| 塩 | しお | shio | Salt |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | koshou | Pepper |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう | choumi ryou | Seasoning / Condiment / Flavoring |
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