チーズ
Meanings
1
The dairy product. Used in all common contexts.
I ate bread and cheese for breakfast.
2
tee; T-joint
Technical term in piping and plumbing for a T-shaped connector. Rare outside specialized contexts.
In plumbing work, a tee is used to branch off.
3
say cheese!
Used as a prompt when taking a photograph, often in the phrase はい、チーズ.
Everyone, say cheese!
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にチーズをのせるto put cheese on top of something
I put cheese on the hamburger steak and baked it.
- チーズが溶けるfor cheese to melt
The cheese on the pizza is melting gooily.
- チーズを削るto grate cheese
I grated Parmesan cheese over the pasta.