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sliced bread; white bread loaf
A soft, rectangular loaf of white bread sold in thick slices, typically 4-, 5-, 6-, or 8-slice cuts. A staple breakfast food in Japan.
食パンを一斤買った。
I bought one loaf of bread.
朝は食パンにバターを塗って食べる。
In the morning I eat toast with butter.
この店の食パンは耳までやわらかくて人気がある。
This shop's bread is popular because it's soft all the way to the crust.
Short for 主食パン (staple bread). Refers specifically to the rectangular white loaf sold at bakeries and supermarkets, as distinct from other bread types like フランスパン (baguette) or 菓子パン (sweet bread).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 食パンを焼く (toast bread)
- 食パンの耳 (bread crust — literally "ears")
- 六枚切りの食パン (bread sliced into six)
In Japan, 食パン is typically sold in thicker slices than Western bread. The most popular thickness is 六枚切り (6 slices per loaf), though 四枚切り (4 slices, thick) is common in the Kansai region.