ジュース
jūsu[d͡ʑɨːsɨ]
The Japanese word for juice is ジュース (jūsu).
The term ジュース is used to refer to juice, typically in the context of non-alcoholic beverages. If you want to specifically highlight that a drink is made from fruit, the term 果汁 is used.
Meaning: beverage made of juice (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ジュース is the common term for the beverage, 果汁 is a more formal way to refer to juice that emphasizes the fruit content.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say you are drinking juice, you can use the phrase ジュースを飲む.
How do you pronounce it?
jūsu
Did you know?
- While 'juice' in English often refers to the liquid extracted from fruit, in a Japanese cafe, ordering ジュース might result in being served a carbonated fruit-flavored soft drink rather than pure fruit juice.
- The word ジュース is an example of 'gairaigo', or loanwords, which are used to make a product sound more modern or international to Japanese consumers.
- Because ジュース is written in Katakana, it is visually flagged to Japanese readers as a foreign concept, distinguishing it from traditional Japanese-made drinks like tea.
Examples in context
- ジュースをください。Some juice, please.This sentence is useful for requesting ジュース.Tatoeba #215728 by bunbuku, translation #53029 by CK
- ジュースを買ってくるよ。I'm going to buy a juice.This sentence is useful for stating an intention to buy ジュース.Tatoeba #9966288 by small_snow, translation #9966284 by DJ_Saidez
- オレンジジュースが好き。I like orange juice.This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for orange ジュース.Tatoeba #10267622 by small_snow, translation #6532307 by CK
- ジュースを一杯ください。Could I have a glass of juice, please?
- ジュースはいかがですか？Would you like some juice?
- リンゴジュースはありますか？Do you have apple juice?
- 59 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are deciding what to drink at a cafe.
- 結衣 Yui陽太くん、何を飲む？Yota-kun, nani o nomu?Yota, what will you drink?
- 陽太 Yota僕はリンゴジュースにするよ。Boku wa ringo jūsu ni suru yo.I'll have apple juice.
- 結衣 Yuiいいな。私もジュースにしようかな。Ii na. Watashi mo jūsu ni shiyō kana.Nice. Maybe I'll have juice too.
- 陽太 Yota一緒に注文しよう。Issho ni chūmon shiyō.Let's order together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juice” translations and entries ジュース, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
