煎餅(せんべい)

せんべい
noun
rice cracker, senbei
food
1. rice cracker, senbei
A Japanese cracker made from rice, typically hard and crispy, available in various flavors.
醤油(しょうゆ)味(あじ)の煎餅(せんべい)が好(す)きです。
I like soy sauce flavored rice crackers.
煎餅(せんべい)をバリバリ食(た)べる。
I munch on rice crackers with a loud crunch.
バリバリ is the onomatopoeia for crunching hard food
お土産(みやげ)に草加(そうか)煎餅(せんべい)を買(か)った。
I bought Soka senbei as a souvenir.
草加市 in Saitama is famous for senbei
おばあちゃんの家(いえ)に行(い)くと、いつも煎餅(せんべい)が出(で)てくる。
Whenever I visit my grandmother's house, rice crackers are always served.
海苔(のり)を巻(ま)いた煎餅(せんべい)は醤油(しょうゆ)の香(かお)ばしさと海苔(のり)の風味(ふうみ)が合(あ)わさって、お茶(ちゃ)うけにぴったりだ。
Rice crackers wrapped in seaweed combine the savory aroma of soy sauce with the flavor of nori, making them a perfect snack with tea.

Types

  • By method: 焼(や)き煎餅(せんべい) (baked), 揚(あ)げ煎餅(せんべい) (fried), ぬれ煎餅(せんべい) (soft, soaked in soy sauce)
  • By flavor: 醤油(しょうゆ) (soy sauce, the classic), 塩(しお) (salt), 海苔(のり) (seaweed), ざらめ (coarse sugar)
  • Regional: 草加(そうか)煎餅(せんべい) (Soka, Saitama), 南部(なんぶ)煎餅(せんべい) (Iwate and Aomori; made from wheat flour, not rice)
  • えびせんべい: shrimp crackers

Writing

  • Often written in kana, せんべい, on packaging and menus.

Counting patterns

Related Words

Related: 和菓子(わがし) (Japanese sweets (category))
Compare: お焦(こ)げ (scorched rice crust)
Compare: 柿の種 (kaki-no-tane)
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Added 2026.1.14 21:52 · Revised 2026.9.30 13:17
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