🍣 Food & drink — Part 2/3
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌰 | vegetable | 野菜 | やさい | ヤサイ | yasai |
| 🥛 | (cow's) milk | 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう | ギュウニュウ | gyuunyuu |
| 🍱 | bento | 弁当 | べんとう | ベントウ | bentou |
| 🧁 | sugar | 砂糖 | さとう | サトウ | satou |
| 🍅 | fruit | 果物 | くだもの | クダモノ | kudamono |
| 🍚 | cooked rice | ご飯 | ごはん | ゴハン | gohan |
| 🍣 | sushi | 寿司 | すし | スシ | sushi |
| 🍺 | beer | — | ビール | ビール | biiru |
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.