お好(この)み焼(や)き

おこのみやき

noun

okonomiyaki, savory pancake

1. okonomiyaki, Japanese savory pancake

A savory Japanese pancake containing various ingredients such as cabbage, meat, and seafood, cooked on a griddle and topped with sauce, mayonnaise, and bonito flakes.

お好(この)み焼(や)きを焼(や)く。

To cook okonomiyaki.

大阪(おおさか)でお好(この)み焼(や)きを食(た)べた。

I ate okonomiyaki in Osaka.

お好(この)み焼(や)きにマヨネーズとソースをかける。

Put mayonnaise and sauce on the okonomiyaki.

Etymology

From お好(この)み (as you like) + 焼(や)き (grilled/fried), meaning "grilled as you like it" because customers can choose their toppings.

TYPES (regional styles):

大阪(おおさか)風(ふう): ingredients mixed into batter
広島(ひろしま)風(ふう): layered style with noodles

Related words

ソース: okonomiyaki sauce
マヨネーズ: mayonnaise
鰹節(かつおぶし): bonito flakes
青(あお)のり: green laver seaweed

Related Words

Related: たこ焼(や)き (takoyaki)

Related: ソース (okonomiyaki sauce)

Related: マヨネーズ (mayonnaise)

Related: 鰹節(かつおぶし) (bonito flakes)

Related: 好(この)む (to like, to prefer)

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Added 2026.2.5 23:59 · Revised 2026.10.8 4:36

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