N1 Vocabulary: Food & drink — 18 words with readings
The Food & drink topic has 18 common N1 words. Each entry shows the reading, romaji and English meaning.
01
カクテル
カクテル
kakuteru
cocktail
カクテルを作ります。Make a cocktail.
02
ゼリー
ゼリー
zerii
jelly
ゼリー。Jelly.
03
ライス
ライス
raisu
rice
カレーライス。Rice.
04
主食
しゅしょく
shushoku
staple food
日本人の主食は米です。The staple food of Japanese people is rice.
05
味わい
あじわい
ajiwai
flavor, relish
味わい深い文章。A passage deep in flavor/meaning/significance.
06
定食
ていしょく
teishoku
fixed-price lunch, set meal, dinner
日替わり定食。Set meal/Special of the day.
07
昼飯
ひるめし
hirumeshi
lunch (mid-day meal)
昼飯（ひるめし）。Lunch/midday meal.
08
杯
さかずき
sakazuki
wine cup
杯。Sake cup/goblet.
09
梅干し
うめぼし
umeboshi
dried plum
おにぎりに梅干しを入れます。Put a pickled plum in the rice ball.
10
熱湯
ねっとう
nettou
boiling water
熱湯。Boiling water.
11
甘口
あまくち
amakuchi
sweet flavor
甘口のカレー。Mild/Sweet (flattery) curry.
12
生臭い
なまぐさい
namagusai
smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat
魚が生臭いです。The fish smells fishy.
13
粥
かゆ
kayu
rice porridge
お粥。Rice gruel/congee.
14
給食
きゅうしょく
kyuushoku
school lunch, providing a meal
学校給食。School lunch/catered meal.
15
蛋白質
たんぱくしつ
tanpakushitsu
protein
蛋白質。Protein.
16
蜂蜜
はちみつ
hachimitsu
honey
蜂蜜。Honey.
17
調理
ちょうり
chouri
cooking
食材を調理します。Cook/Fix food/cooking.
18
香辛料
こうしんりょう
koushinryou
spices
料理に香辛料を加えて。Adding spices/condiments to the cooking.
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