How do you say "pizza" in Japanese?

ピザ

piza

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "pizza" is ピザ (piza).

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Pronunciation

ピザ is written using katakana. Romanised as piza, it sounds roughly like "pee-zah" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Piza is a loanword, so it is written in katakana rather than kanji or hiragana. Katakana is the script Japanese reserves for foreign borrowings and brand names, which is why most Western food vocabulary, including pasuta (pasta) and hanbāgā (hamburger), uses it as well.

Example sentence

このお店のピザはとてもおいしいです。

Kono omise no Piza wa totemo oishii desu.

The pizza at this shop is very delicious.

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How to remember ピザ

Katakana words often look more angular than hiragana, and ピザ is short enough to learn as a shape rather than sound it out. Notice the first character ピ looks a little like a slice on a plate, which can help it stick.

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Questions about ピザ

How do you pronounce ピザ?

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

Is ピザ formal or casual?

ピザ 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 written in Japanese?

ピザ is written using katakana. Piza is a loanword, so it is written in katakana rather than kanji or hiragana.

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