パン

ぱん
noun
bread
food
1. bread
A baked food made from flour and water. Borrowed from Portuguese 'pão'.
朝(あさ)ごはんにパンを食(た)べます。
I eat bread for breakfast.
パンを買(か)いに行(い)きます。
I'm going to buy bread.
この近(ちか)くにパン屋(や)がありますか？朝(あさ)ごはんを買(か)いたいです。
Is there a bakery nearby? I want to buy breakfast.
パン屋(や) = bakery
母(はは)は毎朝(まいあさ)パンを焼(や)いて家族(かぞく)に出(だ)しますが、私(わたし)はごはんの方(ほう)が好(す)きです。
My mother bakes bread every morning and serves it to the family, but I prefer rice.
この店(みせ)のパンは焼(や)きたてで、とてもおいしいと有名(ゆうめい)なので、毎日(まいにち)朝(あさ)から長(なが)い列(れつ)ができています。
This shop's bread is famous for being freshly baked and very delicious, so there's a long line every morning.
焼(や)きたて = freshly baked

パン is the general word for bread, borrowed from Portuguese "pão" during the 16th century.

Etymology

From Portuguese "pão," not English "bread." One of the oldest Western loanwords in Japanese.

Types

  • 食(しょく)パン: sliced sandwich bread
  • メロンパン: melon bread (sweet bread with cookie crust)
  • あんパン: bread with sweet red bean paste
  • カレーパン: curry bread (fried)
  • クロワッサン: croissant
  • フランスパン: French bread/baguette

Common expressions

Cultural note

Japan has a rich パン culture with unique creations like メロンパン and あんパン not found elsewhere.

Related Words

See also: ごはん
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