English to Japanese Food and Drink Words

If you're feeling hungry or thirsty and want to practice your Japanese food and drink vocabulary, then this is a great place to start. Below you will learn about 72 food and drink words that range a number of categories like fruits, vegetables, breads, and meats. There's also a list of English to Japanese translated drink names and a series of general food-related words.

By scrolling below, you will find a long list of Japanese food words, followed by a shorter list of Japanese drink words, and then finally a list of food-related words that will better round out your eating vocabulary. Either scroll down to check out the full list, or use the quick links to skip to the section of your choosing.

Food and Drink Words from English to Japanese:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of food and drink words from Japanese to English.

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English to Japanese Food Words
English to Japanese Drink Words
General Food Words from English to Japanese

English to Japanese Food Words

Apple ➔ Ringo

Baguette ➔ Bagetto

Banana ➔ Banana

Bread ➔ Pan

Butter ➔ Bataa

Cabbage ➔ Kyabetsu

Cake ➔ Keeki

Carrots ➔ Ninjin

Celery ➔ Serori

Cheese ➔ Chiizu

Cookie ➔ Kukkii

Corn ➔ Toumorokoshi

Cucumber ➔ Kyuuri

Egg ➔ Tamago

Eggplant ➔ Nasu

Fish ➔ Sakana

Green beans ➔ Sayaingen

Green onion ➔ Negi

Horse radish ➔ Wasabi

Ice cream ➔ Aisu kuriimu

Japanese citrus fruit ➔ Yuzu

Japanese radish ➔ Daikon

Lettuce ➔ Retasu

Meat ➔ Niku

Melon ➔ Meron

Mushrooms ➔ Kinoko

Octopus ➔ Tako

Onion ➔ Tamanegi

Orange ➔ Orenji

Peach ➔ Momo

Pear ➔ Nashi

Pie ➔ Pai

Plum ➔ Ume

Potatoes ➔ Jagaimo

Rice ➔ Gohan (when cooked)

Riceball ➔ Onigiri

Salad ➔ Sarada

Spinach ➔ Hourensou

Strawberry ➔ Ichigo

Sugar ➔ Satou

Tomato ➔ Tomato

Tuna ➔ Maguro

Vinegar ➔ Su

Watermelon ➔ Suika

Zucchini ➔ Zukkiini

English to Japanese Drink Words

Beer ➔ Biru

Cocoa ➔ Kokoa

Coffee ➔ Koohii

Japanese Tea ➔ Ocha

Juice ➔ Juusu

Milk ➔ Gyuunyuu / Miruku

Tea ➔ Cha

Water ➔ Mizu

Wine ➔ Wain

General Food Words from English to Japanese

I will receive ➔ Itadakimasu (Said before eating)

Thanks for the good meal ➔ Ogochisousama deshita / Gochisosama (Said after eating)

Stomach ➔ Onaka

I'm hungry ➔ Onaka ga suita

I'm full ➔ Onaka ga ippai desu

Breakfast ➔ Asagohan

Lunch ➔ Hirugohan

Dinner ➔ Bangohan

Dessert ➔ Dezaato

Fruit ➔ Kudamono

Meat ➔ Niku

Vegetables ➔ Yasai

Ate ➔ Tabeta

Coffee shop ➔ Kissaten

Delicious ➔ Oishii

I would like some ice cream ➔ Aisu kuriimu o kudasai

Ingredients ➔ Shokuzai

Restaurant greeting ➔ Irasshaimasen (Said to the person entering the restaurant)

*English to Japanese food words last updated: January 27, 2025.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Japanese myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.