Basic words Flashcards
水 みず mizu
water
雨 あめ ame
rain
車 くるま kuruma
car
刺身 さしみ sashimi
Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw meat (any) sliced into thin pieces (often eaten with soy sauce and/or wasabi)
すし sushi
a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients (usually raw fish or other seafood)
海苔 のり nori
the typical thin, papery, green seaweed used to wrap sushi, onigiri, or broken up and used in various Japanese dishes. ;
the Japanese name for edible seaweed species of the red algae genus Porphyra, including P. yezoensis and P. tenera. It is called laver in Wales and other English-speaking countries, though the popularity of sushi in the United States means that the United States is often an exception to this, either referring to the product as “nori” as the Japanese do, or simply as seaweed. Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles papermaking.
おにぎり onigiri
てんぷら tenpura (or tempura)
a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables (or other foods) that have been battered and deep fried
みそ miso
みそsoup
なっと natto
おちゃ ocha (“o” is honorific, “cha” is main word)
回転寿司 かいてんずし kaiten-zushi
（饂飩） うどん udon
type of thick wheat flour noodle of Japanese cuisine
そば soba
