"ケーキ" meaning in Japanese

See ケーキ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːkʲi] Forms: kēki [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English cake. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|en|cake}} Borrowed from English cake Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ケーキ • (kēki)
  1. (food) cake Wikipedia link: Daijirin, Daijisen, Kyōsuke Kindaichi, ja:NHK出版, ja:NHK放送文化研究所, ja:松村明 Derived forms: ケーキ屋 (kēkiya) (ruby: ()), ニンジンケーキ (ninjinkēki)

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "bantokēki",
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          "roman": "chīzukēki",
          "word": "チーズケーキ"
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          "roman": "dekorēshonkēki",
          "word": "デコレーションケーキ"
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Download raw JSONL data for ケーキ meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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