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How do you say "western food" in Japanese?
洋食
yōshoku
In Japanese, "western food" is 洋食 (yōshoku).
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Pronunciation
洋食 is written using kanji. Romanised as yōshoku, it sounds roughly like "yoh-shoh-koo" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Yoshoku uses kanji: Western and food. This term distinguishes foreign cuisine from washoku.
Example sentence
洋食を使います。
Yōshoku wo tsukaimasu.
I use the western food.
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How to remember 洋食
Yō = Western, shoku = food. Western food.
Related words
- juice ジュース jūsu
- egg 卵 tamago
- chair 椅子 isu
- chicken チキン chikin
- box 箱 hako
- lunch 昼食 chūshoku
- japanese food 和食 washoku
- milk 牛乳 gyūnyū
- meat skewer 串カツ kushikatsu
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Questions about 洋食
How do you pronounce 洋食?
洋食 is romanised as yōshoku. Say it roughly like "yoh-shoh-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 洋食 formal or casual?
洋食 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 洋食 written in Japanese?
洋食 is written using kanji. Yoshoku uses kanji: Western and food.
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"Western food" in other languages
- Korean 양식 (yangsik)
- Chinese 西餐 (xī cān)
- Spanish la comida occidental
- Spanish (Latin America) la comida occidental
- French la nourriture occidentale
- German das westliche Essen
- Italian il cibo occidentale
- Russian западная кухня (zapadnaja kuhnja)
- Greek δυτικό φαγητό (to ditiko fagito)
- Arabic مأكولات غربية (ma'koulat gharbiyya)
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