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.
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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
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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