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Dishes · 63

  • 寿司すし · sushisushi
  • 刺身さしみ · sashimisashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
    N2
  • 天ぷらてんぷら · tenpuratempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
  • うどんうどん · udonudon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
    N2
  • ラーメンラーメン · rāmenramen; Chinese-style noodles
  • 丼どんぶり · donburidonburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
    N2
  • 親子丼おやこどん · oyakodonoyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing)
  • カツ丼カツどん · katsudonkatsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
  • 天丼てんどん · tendontempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice
  • 牛丼ぎゅうどん · gyūdongyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
  • 豚丼ぶたどん · butadonpork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
  • 海鮮丼かいせんどん · kaisendonseafood donburi
  • うな重うなじゅう · unajūbroiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
  • 鰻丼うなどん · unadoneel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
  • 焼き鳥やきとり · yakitoriyakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
  • 唐揚げからあげ · karāgedeep-fried food (esp. chicken)
  • 餃子ギョーザ · gyōzagyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
  • お好み焼きおこのみやき · okonomiyakiokonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
  • たこ焼きたこやき · takoyakitakoyaki; octopus dumplings
  • 焼きそばやきそば · yakisobayakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
  • 味噌汁みそしる · misoshirumiso soup
  • 漬物つけもの · tsukemonotsukemono (pickled vegetables)
  • 冷奴ひややっこ · hiyayakkocold tofu (served with condiments)
  • 茶碗蒸しちゃわんむし · chawanmushichawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
  • お茶漬けおちゃづけ · ochazukeochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
  • 焼き魚やきざかな · yakizakanagrilled fish
  • 煮物にもの · nimononimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
  • 鍋なべ · nabehot pot
    N3
  • すき焼きすきやき · sukiyakisukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
  • しゃぶしゃぶしゃぶしゃぶ · shabushabushabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
  • おでんおでん · odenoden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
  • 焼肉やきにく · yakinikuyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
  • とんかつとんかつ · tonkatsutonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
  • カレーライスカレーライス · karēraisucurry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
  • オムライスオムライス · omuraisuomurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
  • おにぎりおにぎり · onigiriRice Ball
  • 弁当べんとう · bentōbento; Japanese box lunch
    N3
  • 定食ていしょく · teishokuset meal; special (of the day)
    N1
  • 冷やし中華ひやしちゅうか · hiyashichūkachilled Chinese noodles
  • つけ麺つけめん · tsukemencold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately
  • 担々麺タンタンめん · tantanmentan tan ramen; Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
  • 炒飯チャーハン · chāhanChinese-style fried rice
  • 雑炊ぞうすい · zōsuirice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
  • 湯豆腐ゆどうふ · yudōfuboiled tofu
  • 納豆なっとう · nattōnatto (fermented soybeans)
  • 枝豆えだまめ · edamameedamame (green soybeans)
  • 豆腐とうふ · tōfutofu; bean curd; beancurd
  • 卵焼きたまごやき · tamagoyakirolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)
  • 目玉焼きめだまやき · medamayakifried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
  • 照り焼きてりやき · teriyakiteriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
  • 串カツくしカツ · kushikatsukushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
  • 肉じゃがにくじゃが · nikujaganikujaga; meat and potato stew
  • 筑前煮ちくぜんに · chikuzennichikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
  • お粥おかゆ · okayuthin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel
  • 塩焼きしおやき · shioyakigrilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt
  • 塩辛しおから · shiokarashiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
  • 吸い物すいもの · suimonoclear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
  • おせち料理おせちりょうり · osechiryōriosechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
  • 酢の物すのもの · sunomonovinegared dish; pickled dish
  • 味噌みそ · misomiso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
    N4
  • 揚げ物あげもの · agemonodeep-fried food
  • 和え物あえもの · aemonochopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
  • もつ鍋もつなべ · motsunabehot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso

Sushi & seafood · 26

  • ちらし寿司ちらしずし · chirashizushichirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
  • 巻き寿司まきずし · makizushimakizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll
  • 稲荷寿司いなりずし · inarizushiinarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
  • 手巻き寿司てまきずし · temakizushihand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
  • 鮪まぐろ · magurotuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin)
  • とろとろ · torofatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
  • 鮭さけ · sakesalmon (Salmonidae spp.)
  • 鯖さば · sabamackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)
  • 鰻うなぎ · unagieel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
  • 海老えび · ebiprawn; shrimp; lobster
  • 蛸たこ · takooctopus
  • 烏賊いか · ikacuttlefish; squid
  • 帆立ほたて · hotateJapanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
  • うにうに · unisea urchin
  • イクライクラ · ikurasalted salmon roe
  • 鯛たい · taisea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
  • 鰤ぶり · buriJapanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
  • 鯵あじ · ajihorse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano
  • 穴子あなご · anagoconger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
  • 玉子たまご · tamago(hen's) egg
    N5
  • 鰹かつお · katsuoskipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
  • 鮑あわび · awabiabalone; ear shell
  • 蟹かに · kanicrab
  • 牡蠣かき · kakioyster; oyster shell
  • 河豚ふぐ · fugupuffer fish; blow fish; fugu
  • にぎり寿司にぎりずし · nigirizushinigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

Sweets & drinks · 18

  • 団子だんご · dangodango; dumpling (usu. sweet)
  • 大福だいふく · daifukurice cake stuffed with bean jam
  • 餅もち · mochimochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
    N2
  • 羊羹ようかん · yōkanyōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
  • 煎餅せんべい · senbei(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
  • かき氷かきごおり · kakigōrishaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
  • 饅頭まんじゅう · manjūmanjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
  • どら焼きどらやき · dorayakidorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
  • たい焼きたいやき · taiyakifish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
  • 抹茶まっちゃ · matchamatcha; powdered green tea
  • 緑茶りょくちゃ · ryokuchagreen tea; Japanese tea
  • 麦茶むぎちゃ · mugichabarley tea
  • ほうじ茶ほうじちゃ · hōjicharoasted green tea
  • 日本酒にほんしゅ · nihonshusake (rice wine); saké
  • 焼酎しょうちゅう · shōchūshōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
  • 梅酒うめしゅ · umeshuume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
  • 生ビールなまビール · namabiiruunpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
  • お冷おひや · ohiyacold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water

Readings and meanings: JMdict and JMnedict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); lists and sources in Attributions.