Kitchen in Japanese is だいどころ (daidokoro) – 台所. We use kitchen everyday. It is one of the most essential part in our daily life. Therefore, it is recommend that if you are a new comer who is currently living in Japan or want to live/stay in near future you should get familiar with Japanese terms of various necessary kitchen items/accessories. On this lesson lets get to know them:
English | Hiragana/Katakana Reading Kanji |
|---|---|
 Gas stove | ガスコンロ gasukonro – |
 Chopping board | まないた manaita 俎板 |
 Kitchen knife | ほうちょう houchou 包丁 |
 Rice cooker | すいはんき suihanki 炊飯器 |
 Rice paddle | しゃもじ shamoji 杓文字 |
 Sink | ながしだい nagashidai 流し台 |
 Mitten | ミトン miton – |
 Blender | ミキサー mikisaa – |
 Bottle opener | せんぬき sennuki 栓抜き |
 Aluminium foil | アルミはく arumihaku アルミ箔 |
 Kettle | やかん yakan 薬缶 |
 Dish washing liquid | だいどころようせんざい daidokoroyousenzai 台所用洗剤 |
 Refrigerator | れいぞうこ reizouko 冷蔵庫 |
 Microwave oven | でんしレンジ denshirenji 電子レンジ |
 Pot | なべ nabe 鍋 |
 Frying pan | フライパン furaipan – |
 Ladle | おたま otama お玉 |
 Spatula | フライがえし furaigaeshi フライ返し |
 Waste bin | ごみばこ gomibako 芥箱 |
 Apron | エプロン epuron – |
 Wrapping paper | ラップ rappu – |
 Mop | モップ moppu – |
There you go! Hope with this lesson you will be able to at least say various kitchen items in Japanese while in the electronics shop or super market in Japan. Try using these Japanese words and it will make your time in Japanese environment more comfortable.
