パン

ぱん
noun
bread
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 = 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.

COMMON 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:

  • パンを焼(や)く: to bake/toast bread
  • パン屋(や): bakery
  • 焼(や)きたてのパン: freshly baked bread

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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