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raisin
A dried grape, used as a snack and in baking, cereals, and other food.
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)
Similar words
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.