🍣 Food & drink — Part 1/3
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🐟 | fish | 魚 | さかな | サカナ | sakana |
| 🍰 | cake | — | ケーキ | ケーキ | keeki |
| 🍊 | mandarin | 蜜柑 | みかん | ミカン | mikan |
| ☕ | coffee | 珈琲 | コーヒー | コーヒー | koohii |
| 🥚 | eggs | 卵 | たまご | タマゴ | tamago |
| 🍎 | apple | 林檎 | りんご | リンゴ | ringo |
| 🍓 | strawberry | 苺 | いちご | イチゴ | ichigo |
| 🌾 | (husked grains of) rice | 米 | こめ | コメ | kome |
How to read this sheet
- 漢字 kanji
- Characters borrowed from Chinese that carry meaning. One character can have several readings depending on the word.
- ひらがな hiragana
- The core Japanese syllabary. Every word can be written in hiragana — it also shows you exactly how the kanji is pronounced.
- カタカナ katakana
- The angular syllabary used for loanwords (パン, バス), emphasis and many animal or science terms.
- romaji
- Latin-alphabet transcription (Hepburn style) — a pronunciation guide while your kana is still warming up.