パン

• 読み: パン
• ローマ字: pan
• 発音: /paɴ/

意味

Bread; pastry. Covers all types of bread products.

A loanword from Portuguese (pão), introduced by missionaries in the 16th century. Includes all bread varieties from simple sliced bread (食パン) to filled sweet breads (菓子パン). Japanese bakeries are famous for creative flavours like melon bread and curry bread.

例文

1. 朝はいつもパンを食べます。
2. このパン屋さんのパンはおいしい。
3. パンにバターをつけました。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, breakfast, bakery

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from Portuguese 'pão' (bread) during the 16th century when Portuguese traders and missionaries arrived in Japan. One of the oldest loanwords still in daily use.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal