コックkokku

1. nouncook; chef
   健二けんじはコックになることに決きめた。↗

   Kenji decided to become a cook.

• Synonym調理師ちょうりしNeutralA cook holding a formal license; the word is really the name of a qualification. 「コック」 usually suggests a Western-style cook.
• Synonym料理人りょうりにんNeutralThe neutral, general word for a cook of any cuisine. 「コック」 is mostly for Western-style cooking.
• SynonymクックNeutralA rare loanword for a cook; in everyday speech 「コック」 is the usual word.
• Related板前いたまえNeutralA chef of Japanese cuisine, especially at high-end restaurants; 「コック」 points to Western-style cooking.
• Related賄い方まかないかたWrittenA dated, bookish word for someone who cooks or manages kitchen work; today one says 「料理人」.
• Related炊婦すいふWrittenA dated written word for a woman employed to do the cooking; hardly used today.
• Related炊夫すいふWrittenA dated written word for a man employed to do the cooking; hardly used today.
• Related料理番りょうりばんNeutralA somewhat old-fashioned word for a person whose job is specifically cooking; 「料理人」 is the everyday term.
• Related板さんいたさんCasualColloquial, friendly way to address a Japanese-cuisine chef, often at a sushi shop; 「コック」 is a Western-style cook.
• Related包丁人ほうちょうにんWrittenA dated written word for a cook; 「料理人」 is what people say today.
• Related厨夫ちゅうふWrittenA dated written word for a male cook; extremely rare in modern usage.

Use 「コック」 for a Western-style cook. For cooks in general say 「料理人」; 「調理師」 names the license; Japanese-cuisine chefs are 「板前」 or, colloquially, 「板さん」. 「クック」 is rare, and 「賄い方」「料理番」「包丁人」「炊婦」「炊夫」「厨夫」 are dated written words best avoided in speech.

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

1. 料理人りょうりにん。