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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.

PictureEnglishJapaneseKana
Vegetables/Artichokes.jpgartichokesアーティチョークアーティチョーク
Vegetables/Asparagus.jpgasparagusアスパラガスアスパラガス
Vegetables/Beets.jpgbeetsテーブルビートテーブルビート
Vegetables/Broccoli.jpgbroccoliブロッコリーブロッコリー
Vegetables/Cabbage.jpgcabbageキャベツキャベツ
Vegetables/Carrots.jpgcarrots人参ニンジン
Vegetables/Cauliflower.jpgcauliflowerカリフラワーカリフラワー
Vegetables/Celery.jpgceleryセロリセロリ
Vegetables/Cherry_tomatoes.jpgcherry 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
Vegetables/Chestnut.jpgchestnutクリ
Vegetables/Chickpeas.jpgchickpeas雛豆ヒヨコマメ
Vegetables/Chili_peppers.jpgchili peppers唐辛子とうがらし
Vegetables/Cilantro.jpgcilantro
coriander
コリアンダーコリアンダー
Vegetables/Corn.jpgcornトウモロコシトウモロコシ
Vegetables/Cucumber.jpgcucumber胡瓜
黄瓜
きゅうり
Vegetables/Eggplant.jpgeggplant茄子ナス
Vegetables/Fennel.jpgfennelフェンネルフェンネル
Vegetables/Fiddlehead_ferns.jpgfiddlehead fernsぜんまい
Vegetables/Garlic.jpggarlic大蒜

にんにく
Vegetables/Green_peas.jpggreen peas豌豆えんどう
Vegetables/Green_pepper.jpggreen pepper
bell pepper
ピーマンピーマン
Vegetables/Hazelnut.jpghazelnutヘーゼルナッツヘーゼルナッツ
Vegetables/Jicama.jpgjicamaヒカマヒカマ
Vegetables/Kale.jpgkaleケールケール
Vegetables/Romaine_lettuce.jpglettuceレタスレタス
Vegetables/Mushrooms.jpgmushrooms

きのこ
Vegetables/Okra.jpgokraオクラオクラ
Vegetables/Olives.jpgolivesオリーブオリーブ
Vegetables/Parsley.jpgparsleyパセリパセリ
Vegetables/Peanuts.jpgpeanuts落花生らっかせい
Vegetables/Potato.jpgpotatoじゃが芋
馬鈴薯
じゃがいも
Vegetables/Pumpkin.jpgpumpkin南瓜かぼちゃ
Vegetables/Radishes.jpgradishesラディッシュラディッシュ
Vegetables/Red_onions.jpgred onions赤玉葱あかたまねぎ
Vegetables/Red_pepper.jpgred pepper
bell pepper
ピーマンピーマン
Vegetables/Rhubarb.jpgrhubarbルバーブルバーブ
Vegetables/Rutabaga.jpgrutabagaルタバガルタバガ
Vegetables/Shallots.jpgshallotsエシャロットエシャロット
Vegetables/Snow_peas.jpgsnow peasスナップエンドウスナップエンドウ
Vegetables/Spinach.jpgspinach菠薐草ほうれんそう
Vegetables/Spring_onions.jpgspring onions
green onions
scallions
分葱わけぎ
Vegetables/Squash.jpgsquash南瓜かぼちゃ
Vegetables/Sunflower_seeds.jpgsunflower seedsひまわりの種ひまわりのたね
Vegetables/Sweet_potato.jpgsweet potato薩摩芋さつまいも
Vegetables/Thyme.jpgthymeタイムタイム
Vegetables/Tomato.jpgtomatoトマトトマト
Vegetables/Turnips.jpgturnipsカブ
Vegetables/Walnuts.jpgwalnuts胡桃くるみ
Vegetables/White_onion.jpgwhite onion玉葱たまねぎ
Vegetables/Zucchini.jpgzucchiniズッキーニズッキーニ
PictureEnglishJapaneseKana