How to say “chocolate” in Japanese | チョコレート (chokorēto)

The Japanese vocabulary「チョコレート (chokorēto)」means “chocolate.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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Key Wordチョコレート
Hiragana
Romaji Readingchokorēto
English Meaningchocolate
Key Wordチョコ
Hiragana
Romaji Readingchoko
English Meaningchocolate
short for「チョコレート」

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence彼女かのじょからバレンタインデーにチョコをもらった。
Romaji ReadingKanojo kara barentaindē ni choko o moratta.
English MeaningI received chocolate from my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.

On Japanese Valentine’s Day, women give chocolate to men.

Japanese Sentence彼女からバレンタインデーにチョコをもらいました。
Romaji ReadingKanojo kara barentaindē ni choko o moraimashita.
English MeaningI received chocolate from my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceチョコレートをぎると鼻血はなぢるらしい。
Romaji ReadingChokorēto o tabe sugiru to hanaji ga deru rashī.
English MeaningI heard that eating too much chocolate causes nosebleeds. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentenceチョコレートを食べ過ぎると鼻血が出るらしいです。
Romaji ReadingChokorēto o tabe sugiru to hanadji ga deru rashī desu.
English MeaningI heard that eating too much chocolate causes nosebleeds.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceわたしは、つかれたときにチョコレートをたくさんべる。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, tsukareta toki ni chokorēto o takusan taberu.
English MeaningI eat a lot of chocolate when I’m tired. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence私は、疲れた時にチョコレートをたくさん食べます。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, tsukareta toki ni chokorēto o takusan tabemasu.
English MeaningI eat a lot of chocolate when I’m tired. (Polite Form)