morphological analysis of Japanese food names

This study aims at analyzing the morphological construction of Japanese food names. There are many types of word formation used when creating food names in Japanese. Food names frequently have profound cultural meanings, reflecting the history, geography, social customs, and traditions of a society. The data of this study were collected from Japanese newspaper articles on the Asahi Shinbun website using observation methods and note-taking techniques. The data were analyzed using the identity method with distribution techniques. The forms of food names were analyzed using word formation theory. Based on the results, there are 5 types of word formation used in constructing Japanese food names namely affixation, compounding, reduplication, clipping, and borrowing. Japanese food names are constructed based on three main categories: 1) type of food, 2) cooking method, and 3) combination of foods.