How to say 'Butter' in Japanese | バター

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The Japanese word for Butter is 'Bataa', written as バター in Japanese.

word

バター

Meaning

Butter

Reading

Bataa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'バター (ばたー)' means 'butter'. It refers to the dairy product made from churning cream, commonly used in cooking, baking, or as a spread. This word is a loanword from English, and it is written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin. Example sentences: I put butter on the bread「パンにバターを塗った」(ぱんにばたーをぬった). This cake uses a lot of butter「このケーキはバターをたくさん使う」(このけーきはばたーをたくさんつかう). Butter is essential for making cookies「クッキーを作るにはバターが欠かせない」(くっきーをつくるにはばたーがかかせない).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

5619

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word バター

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

バ

Reading

katakana

タ

Reading

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