How to say "bread" in Japanese

• パンJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for bread in all ordinary contexts, from sliced bread to bakery items; it also covers sweet pastries. If you simply mean 'bread', this is the word you want.
  私は今朝けさバターつきのパンを食たべた。↗

  I ate bread and butter this morning.
• ブレッドCommon
  nounAlso glossed simply as 'bread', but in practice it is usually encountered in Western-style or technical contexts rather than everyday speech; for talking about bread generally, パン is the natural choice.
  ホワイトブレッド、おねがいします。↗

  White bread, please.

Use 「パン」 for bread in everyday contexts, including sweet pastries; 「ブレッド」 also means bread but is typically reserved for Western-style or technical references.

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• パンbread
• ブレッドbread
• 蒸餅じょうべいsteamed mochi
• 食パンしょくパン(loaf of) bread
• 角食かくしょくbread