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How to say 'Western food' in Japanese | 洋食

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The Japanese word for Western food is 'Youshoku', written as 洋食 in Japanese.'Western food' in hiragana is ようしょく.

    word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

    Reading

    ようしょく

    youshoku

    Kanji

    洋Ocean, Western style 食Eat, Food

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '洋食 (ようしょく)' refers to 'Western-style food' or 'Western cuisine'. This term is used to describe dishes that originated in Western countries, such as Europe and America, and have been adapted to Japanese tastes. Examples include dishes like hamburgers, spaghetti, and curry rice. It is often contrasted with '和食 (わしょく)', which refers to traditional Japanese cuisine. Example sentences: I like Western food「洋食が好きです」(ようしょくがすきです). This restaurant serves Western food「このレストランは洋食を提供します」(このレストランはようしょくをていきょうします).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6126

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 洋食

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    洋

    Meaning

    Ocean, Western style

  • kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

Words Related to 洋食 Through the Kanji 洋

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 洋 as well.

  • word

    洋

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    西洋

    Meaning

    West, Western

  • word

    海洋

    Meaning

    Ocean

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    東洋

    Meaning

    Orient

  • word

    洋服

    Meaning

    Clothes

  • word

    洋風

    Meaning

    Western

  • word

    洋画

    Meaning

    Foreign film

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    洋室

    Meaning

    Western style

Words Related to 洋食 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

    食パン

    Meaning

    Bread

  • 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

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