Lexical entry
ソフトクリーム
sofutokuriimu
Soft serve ice cream, usually dispensed from a machine.
Food & DrinkPure GairaigoWasei-EigoCompoundSource: English
Meaning
A Japanese loanword for the dairy dessert served in a soft, smooth texture from a machine. It is usually understood as soft serve ice cream.
- dessert item
- soft serve from a machine
Examples
Example Sentences
暑い日に食べるソフトクリームは最高だ。
あついひにたべるソフトクリームはさいこうだ。
Soft serve ice cream eaten on a hot day is the best.
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牧場で濃厚なソフト・クリームを買った。
ぼくじょうでのうこうなソフト・クリームをかった。
I bought rich soft serve ice cream at the ranch.
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彼女はソフトクリームを一口食べて微笑んだ。
かのじょはソフトクリームをひとくちたべてほほえんだ。
She took a bite of the soft serve ice cream and smiled.
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Related
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- possible-wasei, related-candidate-uncertain
- Active language
- English