Translation guide
The English word 'paste' can refer to a soft adhesive substance, the action of sticking something, or a food paste. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
A soft, sticky substance used for sticking paper or other materials together.
General word for paste or glue, especially starch-based paste used in crafts or paper.
紙を糊で貼ってください。
Please stick the paper with paste.
Adhesive or glue, often for stronger bonding. More technical than 糊.
Glue stick, a common type of paste in solid form.
The action of attaching something using paste or glue.
To stick, paste, or affix something flat like paper, stamps, or posters.
ポスターを壁に貼った。
I pasted a poster on the wall.
To apply paste or glue, often used in crafting or bookbinding.
封筒を糊付けしてください。
Please paste the envelope shut.
Borrowed from English, used mainly in computing for copy-paste operations. Not for physical pasting.
テキストをペーストしてください。
Please paste the text.
A soft, spreadable food made from ground ingredients.
Loanword for food pastes like tomato paste, anchovy paste, etc.
トマトペーストを加えてください。
Add tomato paste.
Fermented soybean paste, a staple in Japanese cuisine. Often translated as 'miso paste'.
味噌汁は味噌から作ります。
Miso soup is made from miso paste.
Sweet bean paste used in Japanese sweets. Often called 'anko' or 'red bean paste'.
あんパンには餡が入っています。
Anpan contains sweet bean paste.
Generic term for pastes or kneaded products, like fish paste (surimi).
The action of inserting copied data in a computer interface.
The paste function in computing. Often used as a noun or verb (貼り付ける).
コピーしたテキストを貼り付けます。
I will paste the copied text.
Loanword commonly used in IT contexts, often as a noun or suru-verb.
The English verb 'paste' is not directly translated as ペーストする for physical sticking. Use 貼る (はる) or 糊付けする (のりづけする) instead. ペーストする is mainly for computing.
糊 (のり) typically refers to starch-based paste for paper and crafts, while 接着剤 (せっちゃくざい) is a stronger adhesive for various materials. In everyday contexts, 糊 is more common for school/office paste.
この工作には糊が必要です。
I need some paste for this craft.
封筒に切手を貼ってください。
Paste the stamp on the envelope.
トマトペーストを大さじ一杯加えてください。
Add a spoonful of tomato paste.
この接着剤はすぐに固まります。
This adhesive hardens quickly.
Using a glue stick keeps your hands clean.
かまぼこは魚の練り製品です。
Kamaboko is a fish paste product.
ここにペーストしてください。
Please paste it here.