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.
サイコロを振ってください。
Please roll the dice.
このゲームにはサイコロが二つ必要です。
You need two dice for this game.
A more formal or literary term for dice, often used in compound words or traditional contexts.
賽は投げられた。
The die is cast.
A loanword from English, used in specific gaming contexts like tabletop RPGs or board games. Less common in everyday speech.
このダイスは20面体です。
This die is a 20-sided die.
Describing the action of cutting food into small, uniform cubes.
The standard phrase meaning 'to cut into dice/cubes'. Literally 'cut into dice-eye shapes'.
にんじんをさいの目に切ってください。
Please dice the carrots.
豆腐をさいの目に切る。
Dice the tofu.
A noun meaning 'cubed' or 'diced', often used in recipes. Can be used as a suru-verb (角切りにする).
じゃがいもは角切りにします。
Cut the potatoes into 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.