Translation guide
The word 'dice' refers to small cubes used in games, or the act of cutting food into cubes. This guide covers both meanings.
Referring to the small cubes with numbered sides used in games of chance.
The most common word for dice in Japanese. Can refer to one die or multiple dice.
Please roll the dice.
You need two dice for this game.
A more formal or literary term for dice, often used in compound words or traditional contexts.
The die is cast.
A loanword from English, used in specific gaming contexts like tabletop RPGs or board games. Less common in everyday speech.
This die is a 20-sided die.
Describing the action of cutting food into small, uniform cubes.
The loanword ダイス is only used for gaming dice. For cutting food, use さいの目に切る or 角切り.
Cut the potatoes into cubes.