Japanese Conversation · Level 8
90 words
Japanese word
カレーライス
Pronunciation
Romajikarēraisu
Meaning
- nouncurry and rice
Example
昼ご飯はカレーライスです。hiru go han wa ka rē ra i su de su
Lunch is curry and rice.
More examples
きょうのばんご飯はカレーライスです。kyō no ba n go han wa ka rē ra i su de su
Tonight's dinner is curry and rice.
私は店でカレーライスを注文しました。watashi wa mise de ka rē ra i su o chū mon shi ma shi ta
I ordered curry and rice at the restaurant.
Core concept
Centers on a serving of rice accompanied by curry, forming a single ordinary meal.
Common phrases
カレーライスを注文するka rē ra i su o chū mon su ru
order curry and rice
カレーライスを食べるka rē ra i su o ta be ru
eat curry and rice
Similar words
カレーkarē: A curry dish often served with rice and called by a shorter everyday name.
ライスカレーraisukarē: A traditional term for curry served together with rice.
Definition in Japanese
飯にカレーをかけて食べる料理。meshi ni ka rē o ka ke te ta be ru ryō ri
Word origin
The loan compound カレーライス (karē raisu) joins カレー (karē), from English curry, and ライス (raisu), from English rice.
Usage tips
- Curry and rice is a familiar example of a Western-origin dish that became part of everyday Japanese home cooking.