メニューmenyuu

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounmenu
    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?
  2. nounschedule; program; programme; course; services
  3. noun, computingmenu
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym献立こんだてNeutralThe dishes in a meal and the order they are served; usual for home or cafeteria meals, and also for plans. 「メニュー」 also covers restaurant menus and service offerings.
  • Synonym献立表こんだてひょうNeutralA written-out list of planned meals, such as a school's weekly one. 「メニュー」 can be used the same way, and also for restaurant menus.
  • Related品書きしながきNeutralA list of goods for sale; also a shop's list of dishes, usually said as 「お品書き」 and typical of Japanese-style establishments. 「メニュー」 is the broader word.
  • Related菜単さいたんWrittenA written term for a Chinese-restaurant menu, now rarely used; in everyday speech the menu at a Chinese restaurant is simply 「メニュー」.

Default to 「メニュー」 for menus and lists of items or services. For meals arranged at home or in a cafeteria, say 「献立」; for a Japanese restaurant's dish list, 「お品書き」. 「献立表」 is a written meal list, and 「菜単」 a rare written word for a Chinese-restaurant menu.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 献立表こんだてひょう。献立こんだて。
  2. 予定よていされている内容ないよう、項目こうもく。
  3. コンピューターで、選択せんたくできる操作そうさや機能きのうの一覧いちらん。
English equivalents

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