Japanese Sweets & Desserts Vocabulary

Dessert Names in Japanese

Japanese sweets are delicious and look irresistible. Learn their Japanese names so you can order whatever you want in Japan. Play the matching game while listening to the teacher’s pronunciation, and pick up the Japanese for ice cream, cake, pudding, popcorn, pancakes, doughnuts, cookies, and chocolate.

Drag the correct Japanese dessert name to each dessert; tap a dessert image to hear the English
Japanese Sweets & Desserts Vocabulary
Japanese Dessert Names – Video Lesson
Dessert Vocabulary Chart
KanjiHiraganaRomajiChineseEnglish
ケーキkēki蛋糕cake
チョコレートchokorēto朱古力/巧克力chocolate
クッキーkukkī曲奇餅cookie
ドーナツdōnatsu冬甩/油炸圈餅donut
アイスクリームaisukurīmu雪糕/冰淇淋ice cream
パンケーキpankēki熱香餅pancake
ポップコーンpoppukōn爆谷/爆米花popcorn
プリンpurin布甸/布丁pudding
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