40+ Common Japanese Vegetable Words + free PDF

Here’s a comprehensive list of Japanese vegetable words for you to know.

Romaji is included to help you make sense of the readings.

You’ll also find a PDF for these words at the end.

But first, here are the basic words for vegetables. For example, vegetable in Japanese is “yasai.”

EnglishJapaneseHiraganaRomaji
Plant植物しょくぶつshokubutsu
Vegetable野菜やさいyasai
Root Vegetable根菜こんさいkonsai
Leafy Vegetable葉菜ようさい / はなyōsai / hana
Green Vegetable緑黄色野菜りょくおうしょくやさいryokuōshoku yasai
Frozen Vegetable冷凍野菜れいとうやさいreitō yasai

Now, let’s get into the actual Japanese vegetable words.

EnglishJapaneseHiraganaRomaji
Asparagusアスパラガスアスパラガスasuparagasu
Bamboo Shootたけのこtakenoko
Bell Pepperピーマンピーマンpīman
Broccoliブロッコリーブロッコリーburokkorī
Burdock Root牛蒡ごぼうgobō
Button Mushroomマッシュルームマッシュルームmasshurūmu
Cabbageキャベツキャベツkyabetsu
Carrot人参にんじんninjin
Cauliflowerカリフラワーカリフラワーkarifurawā
Chili Pepper唐辛子とうがらしtōgarashi
Chrysanthemum Greens春菊しゅんぎくshungiku
Corn玉蜀黍とうもろこしtōmorokoshi
Cucumber胡瓜きゅうりkyūri
Edamame枝豆えだまめedamame
Eggplant茄子なすnasu
Enoki Mushroom榎茸えのきenoki
Garlic大蒜にんにくninniku
Goya (Bitter Melon)苦瓜ごーやgōya
Green Onion長ねぎながねぎnaganegi
Lettuceレタスレタスretasu
Lotus Root蓮根れんこんrenkon
Maitake Mushroom舞茸まいたけmaitake
Mushroom椎茸しいたけshiitake
Okraオクラオクラokura
Onion玉ねぎたまねぎtamanegi
Peasまめmame
Potatoじゃが芋じゃがいもjagaimo
Pumpkin南瓜かぼちゃkabocha
Radish (Daikon)大根だいこんdaikon
Red Radishはつか大根はつかだいこんhatsukadaikon
Shimeji Mushroom占地しめじshimeji
Soybean大豆だいずdaizu
Spinachほうれん草ほうれんそうhōrensō
Sweet Potatoさつま芋さつまいもsatsumaimo
Tomatoトマトトマトtomato
Turnipかぶkabu
Watercressクレソンクレソンkureson
Zucchiniズッキーニズッキーニzukkiini

Now you know a bit of Japanese vegetable vocabulary.

Let me know if I’m missing any.

Here’s a bonus PDF to help you remember these words. You can also find it on my Japanese PDF Lessons.

japanese vegetables pdf worksheet
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