Translation guide
The English word 'sausage' refers to a food made from ground meat, often in a casing. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is ソーセージ, a loanword from English. There are also traditional Japanese sausages and related terms.
Referring to a typical sausage, such as a frankfurter or breakfast sausage, usually made from pork or a mixture of meats.
The standard loanword for Western-style sausages. Used in most contexts, from menus to grocery stores.
朝食にソーセージを食べました。
I ate sausages for breakfast.
このソーセージはとてもジューシーです。
This sausage is very juicy.
Short for 'Wiener', referring specifically to Vienna sausages or small frankfurter-type sausages. Very common in Japan.
お弁当にウインナーを入れました。
I put some wieners in the bento.
Refers specifically to a frankfurter sausage. Less common than ウインナー, but understood.
フランクフルトをパンにはさんで食べた。
I ate a frankfurter in a bun.
Referring to coarsely ground sausages or Japanese-style sausages often used in snacks or as drinking food.
Coarsely ground sausage, popular as a snack with alcohol. Often served grilled or fried.
あらびきソーセージを焼いてビールと一緒にどうぞ。
Grill the arabiki sausage and enjoy it with beer.
Kanji version of あらびきソーセージ. Same meaning, but written form.
粗挽きソーセージが好きです。
I like coarsely ground sausage.
Referring to traditional Japanese fish sausages or kamaboko-like products that might be translated as 'sausage' in some contexts.
Fish sausage, a processed food made from fish paste. Common in Japan, but not a direct equivalent of meat sausage.
魚肉ソーセージはそのまま食べられます。
Fish sausage can be eaten as is.
Referring to sausage used in cooking, such as in pasta, soups, or stir-fries.
Same word, but used in cooking contexts. Often sliced or removed from casing.
ソーセージを薄切りにしてパスタに入れます。
Slice the sausage thinly and add it to the pasta.
While ソーセージ covers most Western sausages, traditional Japanese fish-based products like かまぼこ are not called ソーセージ. Use 魚肉ソーセージ for fish sausage.