調理済み
chōrizumi
The English word "cooked" is translated into Japanese as 調理済み (chōrizumi).
調理済み is used to describe food that has been prepared by cooking. It is most commonly found in commercial contexts, such as on food packaging to indicate that a product is pre-cooked or ready-to-eat.
Meaning: of food, that has been prepared by cooking (adj)
Which one should you use?
調理済み functions as a formal noun-adjective describing the state of being prepared, often used for labeling. In contrast, if you want to describe the actual action of someone having cooked something, you would use a verb like 調理した.
How do you pronounce it?
chōrizumi
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific term 生 (nama) for 'raw' that is used not only for food but also for 'draft' beer or 'live' performances.
- The character 調 in 調理済み originally referred to the act of regulating, adjusting, or harmonizing elements, which reflects the culinary idea of 'balancing' ingredients.
- The suffix 済み (zumi) in 調理済み can be attached to many other verbs to indicate a task is 'completed', such as 確認済み (kakunin-zumi) for 'confirmed'.
Examples in context
- これは調理済みの食品です。Kore wa chōrizumi no shokuhin desu.This is a cooked food product.
- 調理済みの惣菜を買いました。Chōrizumi no sōzai o kaimashita.I bought some cooked side dishes.
- 調理済みのものを温めるだけです。Chōrizumi no mono o atatameru dake desu.It is just heating up something cooked.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are preparing a meal together.
- 美咲 Misakiこのお肉はもう調理済み？Kono oniku wa mō chōrizumi?Is this meat already cooked?
- 健太 Kentaうん、調理済みだよ。Un, chōrizumi da yo.Yes, it's cooked.
- 美咲 Misakiじゃあ、すぐに食べられるね。Jā, sugu ni taberareru ne.Then we can eat it right away.
- 健太 Kentaそうだね。お皿に出して。Sō da ne. Osara ni dashite.That's right. Put it on the plate.
