How do you say "pizza oven" in Japanese?

ピザ窯

pizagama

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "pizza oven" is ピザ窯 (pizagama).

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Pronunciation

ピザ窯 is written using kanji. Romanised as pizagama, it sounds roughly like "pee-zah-gah-mah" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Pizagama mixes pizza in katakana with gama (釜), the kanji for furnace or oven. Traditional ovens have this character, modern pizza ovens borrowed the Japanese word.

Example sentence

ピザ窯が見えます。

Pizagama ga miemasu.

I can see the pizza oven.

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How to remember ピザ窯

Pizza + gama (釜) which looks like a pot upside down. Picture the dome shape of a wood-fired pizza oven.

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Questions about ピザ窯

How do you pronounce ピザ窯?

ピザ窯 is romanised as pizagama. Say it roughly like "pee-zah-gah-mah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is ピザ窯 formal or casual?

ピザ窯 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 ピザ窯 written in Japanese?

ピザ窯 is written using kanji. Pizagama mixes pizza in katakana with gama (釜), the kanji for furnace or oven.

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