Japanese symbol for “bread”
食パン
しょくパン
Romaji: shokupan
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
In Japanese, bread is 食パン, read しょくパン (shokupan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n (loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bread”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パン | パン pan | bread; (sweet) pastry |
| ブレッド | ブレッド bureddo | bread |
| 麺麭 | めんぽう menpou | bread |
| 蒸餅 | じょうべい joubei | steamed mochi; manjū; bread |
| 角食 | かくしょく kakushoku | bread |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food |
| 食べる | たべる taberu | to eat |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bread”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.