ケーキ

けーき
noun
cake
1. cake
A sweet baked dessert, typically with frosting or cream.
I ate cake on my birthday.
Let's bake a cake.
This cake is too sweet.
The children are saying they want to bake a cake.
At Christmas, we always buy a cake as a family and eat it together.

ケーキ is a loanword from English "cake," referring to Western-style cakes with frosting or cream.

POPULAR TYPES IN JAPAN:

  • ショートケーキ: Japanese strawberry shortcake (sponge cake with whipped cream)
  • チーズケーキ: cheesecake
  • チョコレートケーキ: chocolate cake
  • モンブラン: Mont Blanc (chestnut cake)
  • ロールケーキ: roll cake
  • シフォンケーキ: chiffon cake

OCCASION CAKES:

  • 誕生日(たんじょうび)ケーキ: birthday cake
  • クリスマスケーキ: Christmas cake
  • ウェディングケーキ: wedding cake

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ケーキを()く: to bake a cake
  • ケーキを()る: to cut a cake
  • ケーキ(): cake shop, bakery
  • ホールケーキ: whole cake (as opposed to a slice)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese cakes tend to be lighter and less sweet than Western versions. ショートケーキ in Japan differs significantly from Western shortcake.