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Food and drink words in Japanese: meals, dishes, ingredients, drinks, the verbs for eating and drinking, and the words you use in a restaurant. All from the JLPT vocabulary lists with readings and meanings.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๆๅพก้ฃฏ | ใใใใฏใ | breakfast | JLPT N5 | ๆฏๆใๆๅพก้ฃฏใใในใพใใใพใใใใใใใใฏใใใในใพใใI eat breakfast every morning. |
| ็ใ | ใใพใ | sweet | JLPT N5 | ใใฎใใใใฏ็ใใงใใใใฎใใใใฏใใพใใงใใThis apple is sweet. |
| ้ฃด | ใใ | hard candy | JLPT N5 | ้ฃดใไธใค้ฃในใพใใใใใใฒใจใคใในใพใใI will eat one hard candy. |
| ็พๅณใใ | ใใใใ | delicious or tasty | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๆ็ใฏ็พๅณใใใงใใใใฎใใใใใฏใใใใใงใใThis food is delicious. |
| ใ่ๅญ | ใใใ | sweets or snacks | JLPT N5 | ใ่ๅญใใใใใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใใใใใใในใพใใI eat a lot of sweets. |
| ใ้ | ใใใ | alcohol or sake | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏใ้ ใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใใใฏใใใใใฎใฟใพใใI drink alcohol. |
| ใ็ฟ | ใใใ | plate or dish | JLPT N5 | ็ฝใใ็ฟใๆดใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใI am washing a white plate. |
| ใ่ถ | ใใกใ | green tea | JLPT N5 | ใ่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใกใใใฎใฟใพใใI drink tea. |
| ใๅผๅฝ | ใในใใจใ | boxed lunch | JLPT N5 | ใๅผๅฝใ้ฃในใพใใใในใใจใใใในใพใใI will eat a boxed lunch. |
| ใซใใ | cup | JLPT N5 | ๅคงใใใซใใใงใใใใใใใซใใใงใใIt is a large cup. | |
| ่พใ | ใใใ | hot and spicy / salty | JLPT N5 | ๆฏๆฅๅๅผทใใใฎใฏ่พใใงใใใพใใซใกในใใใใใใใฎใฏใคใใใงใใStudying every day is difficult. |
| ใซใฌใผ | curry dish | JLPT N5 | ไปๆฅใฎๅคใใฏใใฏใซใฌใผใงใใใใใใฎใใใใฏใใฏใซใฌใผใงใใTonight's dinner is curry. | |
| ๅซ่ถๅบ | ใใฃใใฆใ | coffee shop | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๅซ่ถๅบใฏ้ใใงใใใใฎใใฃใใฆใใฏใใใใงใใThat coffee shop is quiet. |
| ็่ | ใใ ใใซใ | beef | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ็่ใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใใฏใใ ใใซใใใใใงใใI like beef. |
| ็ไนณ | ใใ ใใซใ ใ | milk | JLPT N5 | ๆใซ็ไนณใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใใซใใใ ใใซใ ใใใใฎใฟใพใใI drink milk in the morning. |
| ๆ็ฉ | ใใ ใใฎ | fruit | JLPT N5 | ๆ็ฉใ้ฃในใพใใใใ ใใฎใใในใพใใI eat fruit. |
| ็ด ่ถ | ใใใกใ | black tea | JLPT N5 | ๅๅพใ็ด ่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใใใใใกใใใฎใฟใพใใI drink black tea in the afternoon. |
| ใณใผใใผ | coffee beverage | JLPT N5 | ๆใใณใผใใผใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใใใณใผใใผใใฎใฟใพใใI drink coffee in the morning. | |
| ใณใใ | drinking glass | JLPT N5 | ใใใใชใณใใใงใใใใใใชใณใใใงใใIt is a clean drinking glass. | |
| ๅพก้ฃฏ | ใใฏใ | cooked rice, meal | JLPT N5 | ๆๅพก้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใใใในใพใใI eat breakfast. |
| ็ ็ณ | ใใจใ | sugar | JLPT N5 | ใณใผใใผใซ็ ็ณใๅ ฅใใพใใใใผใฒใผใซใใจใใใใใพใใI put sugar in my coffee. |
| ๅกฉ | ใใ | cooking salt | JLPT N5 | ๅกฉใๅฐใๅ ฅใใพใใใใใใใใใใใพใใI will add a little salt. |
| ้คๆฒน | ใใใใ | soy sauce | JLPT N5 | ้คๆฒนใๅฐใๅ ฅใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใI will add a little soy sauce. |
| ้ฃๅ | ใใใใฉใ | cafeteria | JLPT N5 | ้ฃๅ ใธ่กใใพใใใใใใฉใใธใใใพใใI am going to the cafeteria. |
| ในใใผใณ | spoon | JLPT N5 | ในใใผใณใงใซใฌใผใ้ฃในใพใใในใใผใณใงใซใฌใผใใในใพใใI eat curry with a spoon. | |
| ้ฃใน็ฉ | ใในใใฎ | food | JLPT N5 | ใใใใ้ฃใน็ฉใงใใญใใใใใใในใใฎใงใใญใThis is delicious food. |
| ้ฃในใ | ใในใ | to eat | JLPT N5 | ๆฏๆฅใๆผใซใใณใ้ฃในใพใใใพใใซใกใใฒใใซใฑใใใในใพใใI eat bread for lunch every day. |
| ๅต | ใใพใ | egg | JLPT N5 | ๆใใฏใใซๅตใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใใซใใพใใใในใพใใI eat an egg for breakfast. |
| ่ถ็ข | ใกใใใ | rice bowl | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใ่ถ็ขใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใกใใใใใใใพใใใI bought a new rice bowl. |
| ้ถ่ | ใจใใซใ | chicken meat | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ้ถ่ใใใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใจใใซใใใใใในใพใใI often eat chicken. |
| ใใคใ | knife | JLPT N5 | ใใคใใงใใณใๅใใพใใใชใใตใงใฑใใใใใพใใI cut the bread with a knife. | |
| ่ | ใซใ | meat | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ่ใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใซใใใในใพใใI eat meat. |
| ้ฃฒใฟ็ฉ | ใฎใฟใใฎ | drink | JLPT N5 | ้ฃฒใฟ็ฉใ่ฒทใใพใใใฎใฟใใฎใใใใพใใI will buy a drink. |
| ้ฃฒใ | ใฎใ | to drink | JLPT N5 | ๆฐดใใใใใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใฟใใใใใใใฎใฟใพใใI enjoy drinking water. |
| ็ฎธ | ใฏใ | pair of chopsticks | JLPT N5 | ็ฎธใไฝฟใใพใใใใใฏใใใคใใใพใใใใLet's use chopsticks. |
| ใใฟใผ | butter | JLPT N5 | ใใณใซใใฟใผใใฌใใพใใใฑใใซใฐใใผใใฌใใพใใI spread butter on the bread. | |
| ใใณ | bread | JLPT N5 | ๆใซใใณใ้ฃในใพใใใใใซใฑใใใในใพใใI eat bread in the morning. | |
| ๆฉๅพก้ฃฏ | ใฐใใใฏใ | dinner | JLPT N5 | ไปๅคใฏๆฉๅพก้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใฏใฐใใใฏใใใในใพใใI will eat dinner tonight. |
| ๆผๅพก้ฃฏ | ใฒใใใฏใ | lunch | JLPT N5 | ๆผๅพก้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใใฒใใใฏใใใในใพใใใI ate lunch. |
| ใใฉใผใฏ | fork | JLPT N5 | ใใฉใผใฏใง้ฃในใพใใใตใใผใใงใในใพใใI eat with a fork. | |
| ่ฑ่ | ใถใใซใ | pork | JLPT N5 | ไปๆฅใฎๅค้ฃใฏ่ฑ่ใงใใใใใใฎใใใใใใฏใถใใซใใงใใTonight's dinner is pork. |
| ใพใใ | tastes bad | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๆ็ใฏใพใใใงใใใใฎใใใใใฏใพใใใงใใThis food tastes bad. | |
| ๆฐด | ใฟใ | water | JLPT N5 | ๆฐดใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใฟใใใฎใฟใพใใI drink water. |
| ้่ | ใใใ | vegetable | JLPT N5 | ๆฏๆฅ้่ใ้ฃในใพใใใพใใซใกใใใใใในใพใใI eat vegetables every day. |
| ๅค้ฃฏ | ใใใฏใ | dinner | JLPT N5 | ไปๅคใฎๅค้ฃฏใฏใซใฌใผใงใใใใใใฎใใใฏใใฏใซใฌใผใงใใDinner tonight is curry. |
| ๆ็ | ใใใใ | cooking and cuisine | JLPT N5 | ๆฏใฎๆ็ใฏใใใใใงใใใฏใฏใฎใใใใใฏใใใใใงใใMy mother's cooking is delicious. |
| ใฌในใใฉใณ | restaurant | JLPT N5 | ้ง ใฎ่ฟใใซใฌในใใฉใณใใใใพใใใใใฎใกใใใซใฌในใใฉใณใใใใพใใThere is a restaurant near the station. | |
| ่ฆใ | ใซใใ | bitter tasting | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ผใ | ใใ | bake or grill | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅใ | ใใ | to bite or chew | JLPT N4 | |
| ใตใณใใคใใ | sandwich | JLPT N4 | ||
| ใถใฉใ | grapes | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๆผฌใใ | ใคใใ | to pickle food | JLPT N4 | |
| ใตใฉใ | salad | JLPT N4 | ||
| ในใใผใญ | steak | JLPT N4 | ||
| ้ฃๆๅ | ใใใใใใใฒใ | groceries | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅณๅ | ใฟใ | miso bean paste | JLPT N4 | |
| ใธใฃใ | fruit jam | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๅณ | ใใ | sense of taste | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใกใใ | splendid feast | JLPT N4 | ||
| ็ฑณ | ใใ | uncooked rice | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใพใ | delicious | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๆฒธใใ | ใใใ | boil water | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใณใใผใฐ | hamburger steak | JLPT N4 | ||
| ็ฉบใ | ใใ | to become empty (stomach); to be hungry | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฌใไธใใ | ใใใใใ | to eat or drink | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ผใใ | ใใใ | to be baked | JLPT N4 | |
| ใฑใผใญ | cake | JLPT N4 | ||
| ้ฃไบ | ใใใใใใ | meal | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆนฏ | ใ | hot water | JLPT N4 | |
| ใขใซใณใผใซ | alcohol | JLPT N4 | ||
| ่กๆค | ใใใใ | black pepper | JLPT N3 | |
| ๅบ่บซ | ใใใฟ | sliced raw fish | JLPT N2 | |
| ไนณ | ใกใก | cow or breast milk | JLPT N1 | |
| ใฉใคใน | cooked white rice | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 75 words below are every food and drink word on the JLPT vocabulary lists, each with its reading and English meaning, beginner words first.
47 from JLPT N5, 24 from JLPT N4, 1 from JLPT N3, 1 from JLPT N2, 2 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.