チーズ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
乾酪 (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) チーズ [chíꜜìzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːzɨ]

Noun

チーズ • (chīzu)

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)

cheese (said while being photographed)