献立
Meanings
menu; meal plan; bill of fare
Refers to the dishes planned or served for a meal, especially in home cooking, school lunches, hospitals, restaurants, and meal planning. Common in phrases such as 献立を考える and 献立表.
I'm thinking about the menu for tonight's dinner.
The school lunch menu changes every month.
Non-food use for the contents or order of a program or schedule. This is much less common in modern everyday Japanese than the meal-menu sense; words such as 予定, 日程, or プログラム are usually used instead.
In an old notice, 催しの献立 can refer to the contents or order of an event.
Usage patterns
- 献立を考えるto think up / plan a menu
Coming up with tonight's menu is a struggle every day.
- 献立を立てるto draw up a meal plan
The nutritionist drew up a week's worth of meal plans.
- 献立を組むto put together a menu
I put together a menu that fit the budget.
- 〈物〉を献立に入れるto include a dish in the menu
I try to include vegetables the kids like in the menu.