How to Say "Peanut Butter" in Japanese

ピーナッツバター

pīnattsu batā

The English phrase peanut butter is ピーナッツバター in Japanese.

How do you pronounce it?

pīnattsu batā

The word ピーナッツ is a loanword, but the native Japanese word for peanut is 落花生 rakkasei, which literally means 'fallen flower seed'.
In Japanese supermarkets, you are more likely to find peanut butter labeled under the category of ジャム (jam) or spread rather than as a standalone nut product.
You will often find peanut butter flavored treats like ピーナッツバター cookies in Japanese convenience stores, but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are rare and viewed as a foreign novelty.

ピーナッツバターサンドがいいな。
I want a peanut butter sandwich.
This sentence shows how to express a desire for a ピーナッツバター sandwich.
Tatoeba #8639575 by bunbuku, translation #8128165 by CK
それって、ピーナッツバターなの？
Is that peanut butter?
This sentence is useful for asking if something is ピーナッツバター.
Tatoeba #8726027 by bunbuku, translation #3738416 by CK
ジャムの代わりにピーナッツバターサンドに蜂蜜を付けたよ。
I put honey on my peanut butter sandwich instead of jam.
This sentence illustrates using ピーナッツバター in the context of a sandwich with honey.
Tatoeba #8649318 by small_snow, translation #8373126 by CK
ピーナツバターを食べたことがありますか？
Have you ever tried peanut butter?
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Yui and Hiroto are deciding what to put on their toast.

結衣 Yui

パンに何を塗る？
Pan ni nani o nuru?
What are you putting on your bread?
大翔 Hiroto

僕はピーナッツバターにするよ。
Boku wa pīnattsu batā ni suru yo.
I'm going with peanut butter.
結衣 Yui

いいな。私もピーナッツバターがいい！
Ii na. Watashi mo pīnattsu batā ga ii!
Nice. I want peanut butter too!
大翔 Hiroto

じゃあ、たくさん塗ってあげるね。
Jā, takusan nutte ageru ne.
Then I'll spread plenty on for you.

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