How do you say "cake" in Japanese?

ケーキ is romanised as kēki. Say it roughly like "keh-eh-kee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

ケーキ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

ケーキ is written using katakana. Kēki is katakana from English cake, a foundational food loanword marking Western-style baked goods distinct from traditional Japanese sweets..

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