チーズ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
乾酪 (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) チ​ーズ [chíꜜìzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːzɨᵝ]

Noun

チーズ • (chīzu) 

1. cheese (dairy product)

Synonyms

• 乾(かん)酪(らく) (kanraku)

Derived terms

• 桜(さくら)チーズ (sakura chīzu, “sakura cheese”)
• チーズバーガー (chīzubāgā, “cheeseburger”)
• チーズケーキ (chīzukēki, “cheesecake”)

Interjection

チーズ • (chīzu) 

1. cheese (said while being photographed)