Essential Japanese Vocabulary: Japanese Foods (和食の名称)

Japanese	English
お寿す司し	Sushi
お刺さし身み	Sashimi
天てん婦ぷ羅ら	Tempura
鋤すき焼やき	Sukiyaki
焼やき肉にく	Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)
お味み噌そ汁しる	Miso Soup
お漬つけ物もの	Japanese Pickles
おにぎり/おむすび	Onigiri/Omusubi (Rice Ball)
卵たまごかけご飯はん	Rice with Raw Egg
稲い荷なり寿ず司し	Inari Sushi
冷ひや奴やっこ	Chilled Tofu
玉たま子ご焼やき	Tamagoyaki (Japanese Omelette)
素そう麺めん	Somen Noodles
筑ちく前ぜん煮に	Chikuzenni (Simmered Chicken and Vegetables)
肉にくじゃが	Nikujaga (Simmered Meat and Potatoes)
南瓜かぼちゃの煮に物もの	Simmered Pumpkin
法ほう蓮れん草そうのお浸ひたし	Spinach Ohitashi (Boiled Spinach in Soy Sauce)
金きん平ぴら牛蒡ごぼう	Kinpira Burdock (Stir-fried Burdock and Carrot)
茄な子すの煮に浸びたし	Nasu no Nibitashi (Eggplant Simmered in Dashi)
豚とん汁じる	Tonjiru (Pork Miso Soup)
豚ぶた肉にくの生姜しょうが焼やき	Shogayaki (Ginger Pork)
コロッケ	Japanese-Style Croquette
豚とんカツ	Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlet)
唐から揚あげ	Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
焼やき鳥とり	Yakitori (Grilled Chicken Skewers)
串くしカツ	Kushi-katsu (Deep-Fried Skewered Meat and Vegetables)
茶ちゃ碗わん蒸むし	Chawanmushi (Savory Steamed Egg Custard)
しゃぶしゃぶ	Shabu-shabu (Japanese Hot Pot with Thinly Sliced Meat)
ちゃんこ鍋なべ	Chanko-nabe (Sumo Wrestler’s Hot Pot)
おでん	Oden (Japanese Stew with Fish Cakes and Vegetables)
たこ焼やき	Takoyaki (Octopus Balls)
お好このみ焼やき	Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake)
鯖さばの味み噌そ煮に	Saba no Miso-ni (Mackerel Simmered in Miso Sauce)
鯖さばの煮に付つけ	Saba no Nitsuke (Simmered Mackerel in Soy-Based Sauce)
鰤ぶりの照てり焼やき	Buri no Teriyaki (Teriyaki Yellowtail)
鰤ぶり大だい根こん	Buri Daikon (Yellowtail with Daikon Radish)
焼やき鮭ざけ	Yaki-zake (Grilled Salmon)
鰹かつおのタタキ	Katsuo no Tataki (Seared Bonito)
酢す蛸だこ	Sudako (Vinegared Octopus)
鹿ひ尾じ菜きの煮に物もの	Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Seaweed)
おから/卯うの花はな	Okara/Unohana (Soybean Pulp)
炊たき込こみご飯はん	Takikomi Gohan (Seasoned Rice with Vegetables and Meat)
釜かま飯めし	Kama-meshi (Rice Cooked in a Pot)
鰻うな重じゅう	Unaju (Grilled Eel on Rice)
天てん丼どん	Tendon (Tempura Rice Bowl)
親おや子こ丼どん	Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)
牛ぎゅう丼どん	Gyudon (Beef Rice Bowl)
かつ丼どん	Katsudon (Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl)
きつねうどん	Kitsune Udon (Udon with Sweet Fried Tofu)
天てん婦ぷ羅らうどん	Tempura Udon (Udon with Tempura)
たぬきうどん	Tanuki Udon (Udon with Tempura Bits)
カレーうどん	Curry Udon
ざるうどん	Zaru Udon (Chilled Udon with Dipping Sauce)
ざる蕎そ麦ば	Zaru Soba (Chilled Soba with Dipping Sauce)
天てんざる蕎そ麦ば	Ten-zaru Soba (Chilled Soba with Tempura)