How to say "dessert" in Japanese

• デザートJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe common loanword for the sweet course served at the end of a meal, at home or in restaurants and cafés. For 'dessert' in this ordinary sense, this is the word to reach for.
  デザートは何なんになさいますか？↗

  What would you like for dessert?
• 甘味あまみCommon
  nounSweet things to eat—sweets and cakes—and, in a traditional Japanese meal, the final sweet course. The word has a traditional, Japanese-style flavour; for a Western-style dessert, デザート is the more natural choice.

Use 「デザート」 for the sweet course at the end of a meal; use 甘味 for sweets and cakes, or the sweet course in a traditional Japanese setting.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• デザートdessert
• ドルチェdessert (esp. in Italian cuisine)
• デザートコースdessert (course of a meal)
• デセールdessert
• 甘味あまみsweets
• 甘味かんみsweets