レーズン
れーずん
noun
raisin
1.
raisin
A dried grape, used as a snack and in baking, cereals, and other food.
レーズンパンが好きだ。
I like raisin bread.
サラダにレーズンを入れる。
I put raisins in the salad.
レーズンは鉄分が豊富で、手軽なおやつとして人気がある。
Raisins are rich in iron and popular as a convenient snack.
From English "raisin." Used in Japanese for all varieties of dried grapes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- レーズンパン: raisin bread
- レーズンバター: raisin butter (a popular appetizer pairing in Japan)
- レーズンサンド: raisin sandwich cookie (a well-known confection)
SYNONYM:
干しブドウ (literally "dried grape") is the native Japanese equivalent. レーズン is more common in product names and recipes, while 干しブドウ is used in more general or traditional contexts.
USAGE:
レーズン is treated as a regular noun and does not take する. It frequently appears in compound food names as a prefix: レーズン + food item.