Vegetable Flashcards
2015-02-28
Here are flashcards for vegetables. Each flashcard has a picture on the front and the Japanese, phonetic reading, and English on the back. The English text displayed varies between singular and plural. If a non-native English speaker were to use these cards to study the words in English, it makes the most sense for the words to accurately describe the pictures. For native speakers, this might seem unusual. On the other hand, native English speakers won't look the English very often, so the concern is minimal.
Both kanji and kana are displayed below. Interestingly, even if a word has kanji, people might prefer to write it in kana. In my experience, the Japanese words for carrot and cat, for example, are most commonly written in kana. The other day, one of my Japanese students couldn't read the kanji for elbow and knee on a quiz. Also mildly irritating is the fact that some words have two (or three!) different kanji writings. Why? Isn't one enough? In any case, my focus here is on pronunciation. Kanji are included for reference.
Some pictures are arbitrarily named. I call the picture of romaine lettuce lettuce, whereas I have separate pictures for cherry tomatoes and regular tomatoes. I also have separate pictures for red bell peppers and green bell peppers, and because it seemed excessive, I didn't bother with yellow or orange bell peppers. If you don't like my decisions here, or if you think of more vegetables that ought to be on flashcards, roll your own deck, send me a copy, and everyone will be happy.
Here's the fifty-card package for Anki.
Picture | English | Japanese | Kana |
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artichokes | アーティチョーク | アーティチョーク | |
asparagus | アスパラガス | アスパラガス | |
beets | テーブルビート | テーブルビート | |
broccoli | ブロッコリー | ブロッコリー | |
cabbage | キャベツ | キャベツ | |
carrots | 人参 | ニンジン | |
cauliflower | カリフラワー | カリフラワー | |
celery | セロリ | セロリ | |
cherry tomatoes | チェリートマト プチトマト | チェリートマト プチトマト | |
chestnut | 栗 | クリ | |
chickpeas | 雛豆 | ヒヨコマメ | |
chili peppers | 唐辛子 | とうがらし | |
cilantro coriander | コリアンダー | コリアンダー | |
corn | トウモロコシ | トウモロコシ | |
cucumber | 胡瓜 黄瓜 | きゅうり | |
eggplant | 茄子 | ナス | |
fennel | フェンネル | フェンネル | |
fiddlehead ferns | 薇 | ぜんまい | |
garlic | 大蒜 蒜 葫 | にんにく | |
green peas | 豌豆 | えんどう | |
green pepper bell pepper | ピーマン | ピーマン | |
hazelnut | ヘーゼルナッツ | ヘーゼルナッツ | |
jicama | ヒカマ | ヒカマ | |
kale | ケール | ケール | |
lettuce | レタス | レタス | |
mushrooms | 茸 蕈 菌 | きのこ | |
okra | オクラ | オクラ | |
olives | オリーブ | オリーブ | |
parsley | パセリ | パセリ | |
peanuts | 落花生 | らっかせい | |
potato | じゃが芋 馬鈴薯 | じゃがいも | |
pumpkin | 南瓜 | かぼちゃ | |
radishes | ラディッシュ | ラディッシュ | |
red onions | 赤玉葱 | あかたまねぎ | |
red pepper bell pepper | ピーマン | ピーマン | |
rhubarb | ルバーブ | ルバーブ | |
rutabaga | ルタバガ | ルタバガ | |
shallots | エシャロット | エシャロット | |
snow peas | スナップエンドウ | スナップエンドウ | |
spinach | 菠薐草 | ほうれんそう | |
spring onions green onions scallions | 分葱 | わけぎ | |
squash | 南瓜 | かぼちゃ | |
sunflower seeds | ひまわりの種 | ひまわりのたね | |
sweet potato | 薩摩芋 | さつまいも | |
thyme | タイム | タイム | |
tomato | トマト | トマト | |
turnips | 蕪 | カブ | |
walnuts | 胡桃 | くるみ | |
white onion | 玉葱 | たまねぎ | |
zucchini | ズッキーニ | ズッキーニ | Picture | English | Japanese | Kana |