Japanese names for seasonings and sauces, including salt, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce, mustard, sesame oil, and more.
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Chinese | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塩 | しお | shio | 鹽 | salt |
| 砂糖 | さとう | satō | 砂糖 | sugar |
| にんにく | ninniku | 蒜 | garlic | |
| 生姜 | しょうが | shōga | 薑 | ginger |
| 芥子 | からし | karashi | (黃)芥末 | mustard |
| 山葵 | わさび | wasabi | 山葵 | wasabi |
| 胡麻油 | ごまあぶら | goma-abura | 芝麻油 | sesame oil |
| ポン酢 | ぽんず | ponzu | 椪醋 | ponzu sauce |
| タバスコ | tabasuko | 辣椒醬 | tabasco | |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | shōyu | 豉油 | soy sauce |
| (ウスター)ソース | (usutā) sōsu | 日式喼汁 | worcester sauce | |
| 料理酒 | りょうりしゅ | ryōrishu | 料酒 | cooking wine |
| ケチャップ | kechappu | 蕃茄醬 | ketchup | |
| 味醂 | みりん | mirin | 味醂 | sweet sake |
| 酢 | す | su | 醋 | vinegar |
| マヨネーズ | mayonēzu | 蛋黃醬 | mayonnaise | |
| 胡椒 | こしょう | koshō | 胡椒 | pepper |
| 小麦粉 | こむぎこ | komugiko | 麵粉 | flour |
| 片栗粉 | かたくりこ | katakuriko | 生粉 | potato starch |
| 味噌 | みそ | miso | 麵豉 | miso |
| 油 | あぶら | abura | 油 | oil |
| 麺つゆ | めんつゆ | mentsuyu | 麵的沾醬 | noodle soup base |
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