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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 a great number of food and drink words from 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 toward the end of the page.

By scrolling below, you will first 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 provided below 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.


English to Japanese Food Words

Baby food ➔ Bebiifuudo ➔ ベビーフード

Fruit ➔ Kudamono

Meat ➔ Niku

Vegetables ➔ Yasai


Apple ➔ Ringo


Baguette ➔ Bagetto

Banana ➔ Banana

Bitter melon ➔ Nigauri ➔ ニガウリ

Bread ➔ Pan

Bread crumbs ➔ Panko ➔ パン粉

Butter ➔ Bataa


Cabbage ➔ Kyabetsu

Cake ➔ Keeki

Carrots ➔ Ninjin

Celery ➔ Serori

Cheese ➔ Chiizu

Chickpeas ➔ Hiyokomame ➔ ヒヨコマメ

Chili pepper ➔ Tougarashi ➔ トウガラシ

Cookie ➔ Kukkii

Corn ➔ Toumorokoshi

Cucumber ➔ Kyuuri ➔ キュウリ


Egg ➔ Tamago

Eggplant ➔ Nasu ➔ ナス


Fish ➔ Sakana


Green bell pepper ➔ Piiman ➔ ピーマン

Green beans ➔ Sayaingen

Green onion ➔ Negi


Horse radish ➔ Wasabi


Ice cream ➔ Aisu kuriimu


Japanese citrus fruit ➔ Yuzu

Japanese radish ➔ Daikon


Lettuce ➔ Retasu


Melon ➔ Meron ➔ メロン

Mung bean ➔ Ryokutou ➔ リョクトウ

Mushrooms ➔ Kinoko


Octopus ➔ Tako

Onion ➔ Tamanegi

Orange ➔ Mikan ➔ みかん


Paprika ➔ Papurika ➔ パプリカ

Pea ➔ Endou ➔ エンドウ

Peach ➔ Momo

Pear ➔ Nashi

Pie ➔ Pai

Plum ➔ Ume

Potatoes ➔ Jagaimo


Rice ➔ Gohan (when cooked)

Riceball ➔ Onigiri


Salad ➔ Sarada

Soybean ➔ Daizu ➔ ダイズ

Spinach ➔ Hourensou

Strawberry ➔ Ichigo

Sugar ➔ Satou


Tomato ➔ Tomato ➔ トマト

Tomato paste ➔ Tomatopeesuto ➔ トマトペースト

Tuna ➔ Maguro


Vinegar ➔ Su


Watermelon ➔ Suika ➔ スイカ


Zucchini ➔ Zukkiini


English to Japanese Drink Words

Beverage ➔ Inryou ➔ 飲料

Cold drinks ➔ Kourudodorinku ➔ コールドドリンク

Hot drinks ➔ Hottodorinku ➔ ホットドリンク

Soft drink ➔ Sofutodorinku ➔ ソフトドリンク

Juice ➔ Jyuusu ➔ ジュース

Non-alcoholic drinks ➔ Non-arukouru inryou ➔ ノンアルコール飲料


Beer ➔ Biru


Cider ➔ Saidaa ➔ サイダー

Coca-Cola ➔ Koka-Koura ➔ コカ・コーラ

Cocoa ➔ Kokoa

Coffee ➔ Koohii ➔ コーヒー

Cola ➔ Koura ➔ コーラ


Dr. Pepper ➔ Dokutaapeppaa ➔ ドクターペッパー


Eggnog ➔ Eggunoggu ➔ エッグノッグ


Japanese Tea ➔ Ocha

Juice ➔ Juusu


Lemonade ➔ Remoneedo ➔ レモネード


Melon soda ➔ Meronsouda ➔ メロンソーダ

Milk ➔ Gyuunyuu ➔ 牛乳

Milk ➔ Miruku


Orange juice ➔ Orenji jyuusu ➔ オレンジジュース


Tea ➔ Cha

Tonic water ➔ Tonikkuu-outaa ➔ トニックウォーター


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


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)


This list of English to Japanese food words was last updated on May 3, 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. Best of luck on your Japanese language learning journey!



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