Allergy Dictionary

Essential allergen information and phrases for safe dining in Japan.

Emergency Numbers

Ambulance: 119
Police: 110

Always carry your allergy medication. Japanese staff may not understand allergy severity.

Common Allergens

Hidden Ingredients to Watch

Dashi (stock)

ใ ใ—

Traditional dashi uses bonito (fish) or kombu (seaweed)

๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆ

Soy sauce

้†คๆฒน (ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚†)

Present in almost all Japanese dishes

๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿซ˜

Miso paste

ๅ‘ณๅ™Œ (ใฟใ)

Common in soups and marinades

๐Ÿซ˜๐ŸŒพ

Fish sauce

ใƒŠใƒณใƒ—ใƒฉใƒผ

Used in Thai and some Japanese dishes

๐ŸŸ

Oyster sauce

ใ‚ชใ‚คใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚น

Common in Chinese-Japanese dishes

๐Ÿฆ

Essential Phrases

I have a food allergy

้ฃŸ็‰ฉใ‚ขใƒฌใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™

Shokumotsu arerugฤซ ga arimasu

I cannot eat [X]

[X]ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“

[X] wo taberaremasen

Is [X] in this dish?

[X]ใฏๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

[X] wa haitte imasu ka?

Please check the ingredients

ๅŽŸๆๆ–™ใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„

Genzairyล wo kakunin shite kudasai

This is very important

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅคงไบ‹ใงใ™

Kore wa totemo daiji desu

I could die if I eat this

ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใจ้‡ๅคงใชใ‚ขใƒฌใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผๅๅฟœใŒๅ‡บใพใ™

Kore wo tabetara shinu kamo shiremasen