Refers to foods that are deep-fried, such as tempura, karaage, or tonkatsu. A common everyday term in cooking and dining contexts.
Deep-fried food is high in calories, so I'm careful not to eat too much.
Let's have deep-fried food for dinner tonight.
I decided to make deep-fried vegetables for dinner tonight.
I try to cut back on fried food for my health.
It's best to dispose of frying oil promptly after use.
天ぷら is a specific style of deep-fried food coated in a light batter, while 揚げ物 is the general category covering all deep-fried dishes.
唐揚げ is specifically Japanese-style fried chicken (or other meat) marinated and fried without heavy batter, whereas 揚げ物 refers broadly to any deep-fried food.
フライ denotes Western-style breaded deep-fried food like エビフライ, a specific subset of the broader term 揚げ物.
deep-frying pot; agemono nabe
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for readability or in informal contexts.
Compound of 揚げ (age, 'frying', the continuative form of 揚げる ageru 'to deep-fry') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). Literally 'fried thing'.