kitchen kanji and useful phrases [under construction]

useful terms and phrases

rubbish, garbage gomi

bottle(s) bin

rags boro

corrugated cardboard danboro

electric light bulb denkyu

can, tin kan

dry battery kandenchi

fluorescent light keikoto

non-burnable rubbish moenai gomi

burnable rubbish moeru gomi

garbage, organic waste nama-gomi

plastic purasuchikku

newspaper shinbunshi

large items of rubbish sodai-gomi

mottainai: what a waste! That’s wasteful!

This expression describes the feeling of disappointment when something that is still usable is discarded, you waste things that you do not really need, or someone with a talent cannot fully show his/her ability.

Using so much paper is a sheer waste. Sonna ni kami o tsukatte wa mottainai.

Shopping.

I don’t need a bag. Fukuro wa irimasen.

I have my own bag. Jibun no fukuro o motte imasu.

Where can I buy a cloth bag? Doko de nuno fukuro o kaemasu ka?

Do you sell cloth bags? Nuno fukuro o utte imasu ka?

Eating out.

I don’t need disposable chopsticks. Waribashi wa irimasen.

I have my own chopsticks. Jibun no hashi o motte imasu.

Does this have any animal products in it? Doubutsu sei wa haitte imasu ka?

I’m a vegetarian. Do you have anything without meat in it?

Watashi wa niku to sakana to hoka no seibutsu o zenzen tabemasen. Doubutsu sei ga zenzezn haitte inai tabemono wa arimasu ka?

Garbage/recycling.

Where can I recycle……….

Doko de ………. o risaikuru dekimasu ka

I don’t really know when to put my garbage out. Would you please explain it to me?

Watashi wa gomi no dashikatta o chotto wakarimasen nodo oshiete moaraemasen ka?

Would you please tell me (where/when) to put my [cans/bottles]?

(Doko de/Itsu) [kanrui/ binrui] o dashitara ii ka oshiete moraemasen ka?

Composting/gardening.

I would like to compost my organic garbage but I don’t know where to do so. Please tell me.

Nama gomi o taihi ni iretai n dake do, doke de dekiru ka wakarimasen. Oshiete kudasai.

Can I put my organic waste in your compost?

Watashi no namagomi o anata no taihi ni iresete moraemasen ka?

I want to garden. Can I use a little land?

Watashi wa hatake o yaritai n desu. Choto tochi o tsukawasete itadakemasu ka?

Ecogroups.

Is there a local environment group in this area?

Kono hen ni kankyo hogo undou no kai wa arimasu ka?

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food list

english, romaji (and kanji soon!)

can eat raw	namashoku & sashimi
need to cook	kanetsu choriyo
lightly salted	ama-shio
medium salted	chukara
Meat	Niku
beef	gyuniku
pork	butaniku
lamb	ramu
chicken	toriniku
sirloin	saroin
short loin	rosu
shoulder	kata
thigh	momo
rib	bara
breast	mune
fillet	hire
chicken fillet	sasami
ground meat	hikiniku
liver	reba
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Fish & Shellfish	Sakana & Kai
abalone	awabi
bonito	katsuo
clam	hamaguri
small clam	asari
codfish	tara
crab	kani
eel	unagi
flounder	karei
hairtail	tachi uo
halibut	hirame
herring	nishin
horse mackerel	aji
mackerel	saba
mackerel pike	sanma
octopus	tako
oyster	kaki
prawns	kuruma ebi
sardine	iwashi
salmon	sake
scallop	hotategai
seabass	suzuki
seabream or snapper	tai
sea urchin	uni
shrimp	ebi
squid	ika
swordfish	kajiki
tuna	maguro
pink portion	toro
red portion	akami
yellowtail	buri
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Sea vegetables	Kaiso
dried seaweed	nori
kelp	konbu
Vegetables	Yasai
Bamboo shoots	takenoko
bean sprouts	moyashi
broad beans	soramame
burdock root	gobo
cabbage	kyabetsu
carrot	ninjin
chinese chive	nira
chinese cabbage	hakusai
chrysanthemum leaves	shungiku
cucumber	kyuri
eggplant	nasu
ginger	shoga
green pepper	piman
green shiso leaves	aoshiso
long green onion	naga-negi
long white radish	daikon
lotus root	hasu/renkon
miniature green pepper	shishito
mushroom	masshurumu
brown mushroom	shiitake
light brown or grey mushroom	shimeji
white button mushroom	enokidake
onion	tamanegi
potato	jagaimo
pumpkin	kabocha
snow peas	saya-endo
spinach	horenso
spring onion	ao-negi/wakegi
sticky potato	satoimo
string beans	ingen
sweet potato	satsumaimo
tomato	tomato
trefoil	mitsuba
turnip	kabu
young green soybeans	edamame
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Tofu	Tofu
cotton-strained tofu	momen tofu
silk-strained tofu	kinugoshi tofu
grilled tofu	yakidofu
frozen & dried tofu	koyadofu
thin, fried tofu	aburaage
patties or balls containing mixed vegetables	ganmodoki
Rice	Kome
high standard rice	koshihikari/ sasanishiki
standard rice	hyojunmai
half-polished rice	haigamai
brown rice	genmai
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Rice wine	Sake
special grade	tokkyu-shu
first grade	ikkyu-shu
second grade	nikyu-shu
cooking wine	ryoriyo sake
sweet rice wine	mirin
Vinegar	Su
rice vinegar	komezu
mix of wheat, corn and leftovers from brewing rice wine vinegar	kokumotsu-zu
apple vinegar	ringo-zu
wine vinegar	wain binega
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Soy sauce	Shoyu
ordinary soy sauce	koikuchi shoyu
less salty	usu-jio shoyu
half-salt soy sauce	gen-en shoyu
light-coloured soy sauce	usukuchi shoyu
Sugar	Sato
granulated sugar	granyu-to
white sugar	shiro-zato
beige sugar	san-on-to
brown sugar	kuro-zato
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Bean paste	Miso
white miso	shiro-miso
light brown miso	amakuchi
mild or medium salty miso	chu-kara
brown or dark brown miso	karakuchi
red miso	akamiso
Oil	Abura/Oiru
vegetable oil	sarada-yu
tempura oil	tempura abura
sesame oil	goma abura
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Soup stock	Dashi
dried kelp	kombu
dried bonito flakes	katsuobushi
dried small sardines	niboshi
instant fish stock	dashi-no-moto
granulated type	karyu-no-dashi
condensed liquid	noshuku-ekitai-no-dashi
Wheat flour	Komugiko
light flour for cakes & sauces	harurikiko
strong glutenous flour	kyorikiko
starch	sutachi
cornstarch	konsutachi
potato starch	katakuriko
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Drinks/Beverages	Nomimono
green tea	ryokucha
highest quality tea	gyokuro
milder ordinary tea	sencha
brown ordinary tea	bancha
roasted tea	hojicha
tea with popped brown rice	genmaicha
iced, roasted barley tea	mugicha
English tea	kocha
Chinese tea
beer	biru
coffee	kohi
juice	juusu
milk	miruku
spirits
water	mizue
wine	wainu
yoghurt drink
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American food	amerika no ryori
Australian food	...no ryori
Canadian food	...no ryori
Chinese food	...no ryori
English food	...no ryori
French food	...no ryori
Indian food	...no ryori
Irish food	...no ryori
Scottish food	...no ryori
Fast food
fresh
processed
stale
sizes/amounts?

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reading home and office appliances

• We are hoping to use this page to have a comprehensive list of Japanese translations of appliance instructions, food labels, etc. Correct usage will allow for energy efficiency and minimal waste of paper, water, etc!

How to read your:

air conditioner, kerosene heater, photocopier, print buttons on PCs, rice cooker, washing machine

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