English–Japanese
“food” in Japanese
How to say “food” in Japanese
“Food” in Japanese is 餌 (esa).
Centers on something provided for an animal to eat, especially as regular feed or pet food.
Example sentences with 餌
池の鯉に餌をあげます。ike no koi ni esa o a ge ma su
I give food to the carp in the pond.
毎朝、魚に餌をあげます。mai asa sakana ni esa o a ge ma su
I feed the fish every morning.
Tips for using 餌
- In everyday Japanese, 餌 (esa) is used for animals, while 食べ物 (tabemono) or 食事 (shokuji) is used for people's food.
Other Japanese words for “food”
好きな食べ物は何ですか？su ki na ta be mono wa nan de su ka
What food do you like?
毎日スーパーで食品を買います。mai nichi sū pā de shoku hin o ka i ma su
I buy food at the supermarket every day.
旅行の食料を準備します。ryo kō no shoku ryō o jun bi shi ma su
I prepare food for the trip.
胃は食物を消化します。i wa shoku motsu o shō ka shi ma su
The stomach digests food.
食糧が不足しています。shoku ryō ga fu soku shi te i ma su
There is not enough food.
食を楽しみます。shoku o tano shi mi ma su
I enjoy food.
飲み物とフードを注文しました。no mi mono to fū do o chū mon shi ma shi ta
I ordered drinks and food.