Food ingredients vocabulary for Muslims living in Japan A- Important Common Words

Kanji Katakana Hiragana Reading

Niku Buta Gyuu / Ushi Yushi Abura Shokubutsu Doubustu Daizu

Meaning
Meat Pig Cow Oil/Fat Fat / Oil Plant Animal Soy beans

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B- Forbidden (Haram) Food Ingredients Meat & meat products

Kanji Katakana Hiragana / Reading
Buta-Niku (Pooku) Gyuu-Niku (Beefu) Toriniku Niku-ekisu Gyuu-Niku -ekisu Toriniku-ekisu Pooku-ekisu Youniku / Ramu / Maton

Meaning
Pork Beef Chicken Meat extract Beef extract Chicken extract Pork extract Lamb / Mutton

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* These meats are Halal only if slaughtered in the proper Islamic way, and marked with HALAL sign

cont-B- Forbidden (Haram) Food Ingredients Fats/Oils & extracts

Kanji Katakana Hiragana Reading
Raado Gyuushi Juushi Doubustu-yushi Doubutsu-abura kongou-yushi Konsome Buiyon Zerachin

Meaning
Pork fat (Lard) Beef fat (Tallow) Tallow (Animal fat) Animal fat Animal fat Mixed fat Consomm (Soup) Bouillon (Broth) Gelatin

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cont-B- Forbidden (Haram) Food Ingredients Alcoholic additives

Kanji Katakana Hiragana Reading
Arukooru Sake Shusei Biiru

Meaning
Alcohol Sake (alcohol) Ethyl alcohol Beer Sweet sake (Mirin) Fermented seasoning Mirin substitute Rum

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Mirin Hakkouchoumiryou Mirinfuuchoumiryou Ramu-shu

cont-B- Forbidden (Haram) Food Ingredients Alcoholic Beverages

Kanji Katakana Hiragana Reading
Wain Burandi Uisuki

Meaning
Wine Brandy Whiskey

C- Doubtful Food ingredients

Ingredient Katakana/Hiragan a Reading
Shootoninngu

Meaning
Shortening

Reason of doubt
It is a fat that can be lard (Haram). If it is written that the source is vegetable oil, then its Halal. Many types contain alcohol Many types contain alcohol

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Shooyu Su

Soya Sauce Vinegar

D- Food ingredients that are allowed (Halal)

Kanji Katakana Hiragana Reading
Yasai Kudamono Gyuu-Nyuu Bataa

Meaning
Vegetables Fruits Milk Butter Milk fat Plant fat Vegetable oil Shortening (from soy beans)

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Nyuu-Shi Shokubustu-yushi Shokubutsu-Yu

Shootoninngu (Daizu)

cont-D- Food ingredients that are allowed (Halal)

Kanji Katakana Hiragana () Reading
Sakana Ebi Kani Shake, Saamon Maguro / Tsuna Tamago

Meaning
Fish Shrimp Crab Salmon Tuna Eggs

Recommendations: 1. Start by memorizing the terms in first page, it will help a lot in understanding the rest of document. 2. Print the document as two pages per print sheet to easily carry the list with you while shopping.
This list was compiled by Dr. Ayman El-Sayed, Hokkaido University. For questions and suggestions contact Dr. Ayman at: meaiman@yahoo.com.

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