ビーツ
bītsu[bʲiːt͡sɨ]
The English phrase "beets" is translated into Japanese as ビーツ (bītsu).
ビーツ refers to the edible root of a plant that has red or golden flesh.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is bītsu.
Did you know?
- The use of ビーツ in Japan is often a stylistic choice in high-end plating to signal a 'Western' or 'Modern' culinary aesthetic.
- The word ビーツ is written using Katakana, the phonetic script reserved for foreign loanwords, because beets are not a traditional indigenous Japanese vegetable.
- While ビーツ is the general term, Japanese cookbooks often refer to them as 赤ビーツ 'red beets' to distinguish them from the more common sugar beets used in industry.
Examples in context
- ビーツを食べたことがありますか？Have you tried beets?
- このビートのレシピを見つけたんだけど、すごく美味しそうだよね！I found this beet recipe, and it looks incredibly delicious, doesn't it?
- ビーツをサラダに入れます。Bītsu o sarada ni iremasu.I will put beets in the salad.
- このビーツはとても甘いです。Kono bītsu wa totemo amai desu.This beet is very sweet.
- ビーツのジュースを飲みました。Bītsu no jūsu o nomimashita.I drank beet juice.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are shopping for vegetables at a supermarket.
- 蓮 Ren結衣、あのビーツはどうですか？Yui, ano bītsu wa dō desu ka?Yui, how about those beets?
- 結衣 Yui新鮮そうですね。買いましょう！Shinsen sō desu ne. Kaishimashō!They look fresh. Let's buy them!
- 蓮 Renビーツは料理に使いやすいですよ。Bītsu wa ryōri ni tsukai yasui desu yo.Beets are easy to use in cooking.
- 結衣 Yui蓮さんの料理にぴったりですね。Ren-san no ryōri ni pittari desu ne.They are perfect for Ren's cooking.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ビーツ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
