How to say "menu" in Japanese

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メニューJLPT N2approx.Common
nounThe everyday word for a menu as a list of choices: the card you read in a restaurant, and also menus on screens and devices. Use it when asking for or choosing from a menu.
もう一度いちどメニューを見みせていただけますか。↗
Can I have the menu again, please?
献立こんだてJLPT N2approx.Common
nounThe menu as the planned set of dishes for a particular meal — what is for dinner, the day's lineup. For the card of choices you consult in a restaurant, use メニュー.
それほど多おおくの人々ひとびとのための料理りょうりの献立こんだてを考かんがえるのはむずかしい。↗
It is difficult planning meals for so many people.

Use 「メニュー」 for a menu as a list of choices, such as a restaurant's card or a screen menu; use 献立 for the menu as the planned set of dishes for a particular meal.

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Japanese equivalents

メニューmenu
献立こんだてmenu
献立表こんだてひょうmenu
菜単さいたんmenu (at a Chinese restaurant)
品書きしながきcatalog

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