In Japanese, "seafood" is シーフード (shīfūdo). It is a noun pronounced "shee-foo-doh".
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シーフード is written in katakana. Romanised as shīfūdo, it sounds roughly like "shee-foo-doh" to an English ear.
シーフードはどこにありますか？
Shīfūdo wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the seafood?
Shīfūdo (シーフード) is the Japanese word for seafood. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamシーフード is romanised as shīfūdo. Say it roughly like "shee-foo-doh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
シーフード 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.
シーフード is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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