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How to say 'Bread' in Japanese | 食パン

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The Japanese word for Bread is 'Shokupan', written as 食パン in Japanese.'Bread' in hiragana is しょくぱん.

    word

    食パン

    Meaning

    Bread

    Reading

    しょくぱん

    shokupan

    Kanji

    食Eat, Food

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '食パン (しょくぱん)' refers to a type of bread, specifically a loaf of white bread that is commonly eaten in Japan. It is often used for making toast or sandwiches. The term is derived from '食' meaning 'food' or 'eating' and 'パン' which is the Japanese word for 'bread', borrowed from Portuguese. Example sentences: I bought bread at the bakery「パン屋で食パンを買いました」(ぱんやでしょくぱんをかいました). This bread is very soft「この食パンはとても柔らかいです」(このしょくぱんはとてもやわらかいです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2465

    Composition

    kanji-katakana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 食パン

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

Katakana in the Word 食パン

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    パ

    Reading

    Pa

  • katakana

    ン

    Reading

    N

Words Related to 食パン Through the Kanji 食

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 食 as well.

  • word

    食べる

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    食う

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食

    Meaning

    Food, Meal

  • word

    食品

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    食費

    Meaning

    Food expenses

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

  • word

    食器

    Meaning

    Tableware

  • word

    夕食

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    衣食住

    Meaning

    Necessities

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    食卓

    Meaning

    Dining table

  • word

    食糧

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    朝食

    Meaning

    Breakfast

  • word

    乞食

    Meaning

    Beggar

  • word

    食堂

    Meaning

    Cafeteria

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

  • word

    定食

    Meaning

    Set meal

  • word

    食欲

    Meaning

    Appetite

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

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What does 'Shokupan' (食パン) mean?

'Shokupan' means 'Bread' .

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