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How do you say "dressing" in Japanese?
ドレッシング
doresshingu
In Japanese, "dressing" is ドレッシング (doresshingu).
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Pronunciation
Doh-reh-SHEEN-goo, four syllables where the doubled consonant after 'do' briefly holds before releasing into 'reshingu'.
Writing and usage
ドレッシング is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼女はサラダにドレッシングをかけた。
kanojo ha sarada ni doresshingu wokaketa.
She drizzled dressing over the salad.
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How to remember ドレッシング
Doresshingu keeps the English shape almost intact — picture 'dressing' with a Japanese echo tacked on the end.
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- sauce ソース soosu
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Questions about ドレッシング
How do you pronounce ドレッシング?
Doh-reh-SHEEN-goo, four syllables where the doubled consonant after 'do' briefly holds before releasing into 'reshingu'.
Is ドレッシング formal or casual?
ドレッシング 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.
How is ドレッシング written in Japanese?
ドレッシング is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as doresshingu.
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