食しょくパン

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パ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

(loaf of) bread; sandwich bread; pullman loaf

Refers specifically to the rectangular, sliced bread used for toast and sandwiches, as opposed to other types of bread like rolls or baguettes. Often sold as a whole loaf or in pre-sliced packs.

朝あさはいつも食しょくパンをトーストして食たべます。

In the morning, I always toast some sandwich bread and eat it.

スーパーで一いっ斤きんの食しょくパンを買かった。

I bought a loaf of bread at the supermarket.

Usage patterns

食しょくパンを焼やくto toast (a slice of) bread
朝ちょう食しょくに食しょくパンを焼やいて食たべた。
I toasted a slice of bread for breakfast.
食しょくパンに〈物もの〉を塗ぬるto spread something on a slice of bread
食しょくパンにバターを塗ぬった。
I spread butter on the bread.
食しょくパンの耳みみを切きり落おとすto cut off the crust of a loaf of bread
サンドイッチを作つくるとき、食しょくパンの耳みみを切きり落おとした。
I cut off the crust of the bread when making the sandwich.

Kanji

食eat, food

Related words

パンN5
パン is the general word for bread of any shape, while 食パン specifically means the rectangular, sliced loaf used for toast and sandwiches.

Don't confuse with

フランスパン
食パン is soft, square sandwich bread, whereas フランスパン is a long, crusty loaf like a baguette.
ブレッド
食パン refers specifically to sliced loaf bread for daily eating, whereas ブレッド is a general katakana term that can cover any kind of bread.
パンN5
食パン refers specifically to loaf or sliced sandwich bread, whereas パン is the general word covering all kinds of bread and bakery items.

Counted with

斤きん
Loaves of shokupan (sliced bread) are typically counted with 斤 (kin), as in 一斤 (ikkin).

Built from

食しょく+パン

Etymology

Compound of 食 (しょく, 'eating') + パン ('bread'), literally 'eating bread'. Coined to distinguish this everyday staple bread from other types of bread and pastries.