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Use food allergy Japanese phrases to ask for facts, not a promise of safety. Before ordering, name the exact allergen: 卵アレルギーがあります. Ask whether it is in the dish, then ask separately whether the restaurant uses equipment or oil shared with dishes containing that allergen.
Treat 確認します as “I will check,” not “this is safe.” Wait for the result. If the restaurant cannot confirm the facts you need, or its stated preparation falls outside the plan prescribed for you, decline the order.
A phrase, picture card, ingredient answer, or staff check supports communication. None of them alone guarantees an allergen-free dish or kitchen, and this lesson is not medical advice.
This lesson uses medical-allergy language and decision boundaries. For vegetarian, vegan, religious, or preference-based needs that are not allergies, use the separate vegetarian and vegan Japanese phrases lesson and describe the exact ingredients you avoid.
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The kitchen supplies facts; Maya keeps the decision
Maya wants the dessert, but before Haru starts the order she keeps her hands away from it, presents one egg picture card, and states her allergy.
Maya卵アレルギーがあります。卵は入っていますか。
I have an egg allergy. Does it contain egg?
Haru is not certain. He pauses the order, keeps the covered dessert behind the counter, takes one blank kitchen-check clipboard, and turns toward the kitchen instead of guessing.
Haru確認しますので、少々お待ちください。
I will check, so please wait a moment.
Haru returns with two separate facts: the dessert does not contain egg, but the café uses the same utensils for dishes containing egg. He reports the limit without calling the dessert safe or deciding for Maya.
Haru卵は入っていませんが、卵を使った料理と同じ調理器具を使っています。
It does not contain egg, but we use the same utensils as dishes containing egg.
Because that shared-utensil limit is outside her prescribed plan, Maya raises a calm stop hand, keeps her allergy card, and declines. Haru leaves the dessert covered and does not enter the order as Maya steps away empty-handed.
Mayaわかりました。今回は注文しません。
I understand. I will not order this time.
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Maya begins with a specific goal: she wants the dessert, but she keeps her hands away from it and names her egg allergy before Haru starts the order. Haru does not guess. He pauses the order while the answer is pending.
Haru’s answer has two parts: the dessert does not contain egg, and the café uses the same utensils as dishes containing egg. The first fact sounds hopeful; the second falls outside Maya’s prescribed plan. Haru reports both facts and stops. He does not turn them into a safety verdict.
Maya now has a real choice on the page. She can continue under a preparation condition outside her plan, or leave the dessert unordered. She chooses the second action herself.
Haru closes the order without serving the dessert. Maya steps away with her allergy card and without the dessert she wanted. The disappointment remains, but so does the usable rule: ask for facts, then keep the decision.
State the exact allergen before ordering
Lead with the exact food and アレルギー. A picture can help identify an ingredient, but it does not communicate every related substance, reaction history, or preparation condition. Use the wording and emergency plan given to you by your clinician.
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
卵アレルギーがあります | tamago arerugī ga arimasu | I have an egg allergy | Replace egg with the exact allergen |
卵は食べられません | tamago wa taberaremasen | I cannot eat egg | Repeat the concrete food; add allergy language first |
少しでも食べられません | sukoshi demo taberaremasen | I cannot eat even a small amount | Use only when this matches your prescribed plan |
このカードを見てください | kono kādo o mite kudasai | Please look at this card | Present reviewed written information |
Useful food names include 牛乳 (cow’s milk), 乳製品 (dairy products), 小麦 (wheat), そば (buckwheat), 落花生 or ピーナッツ (peanut), えび (shrimp), and かに (crab). On packaged labels, 乳成分 is the regulated milk-component term; do not mechanically turn the label word 乳 into a conversation phrase. This is not an exhaustive allergen list. Use the exact reviewed wording relevant to you.
Keep vegetarian or vegan needs in that separate workflow. A diet label and a medical allergy require different risk conversations.
Ask about the dish and shared preparation separately
First ask what is in the dish, sauce, or stock. Then ask about preparation that matters to your plan. Make the comparison explicit: “the same utensils as dishes containing egg” is clearer than asking only about “the same utensils.”
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
卵は入っていますか | tamago wa haitte imasu ka | Does it contain egg? | Ask about the selected dish |
ソースやだしにも卵は入っていますか | sōsu ya dashi ni mo tamago wa haitte imasu ka | Is egg also in the sauce or stock? | Check less visible ingredients |
卵を使った料理と同じ調理器具を使っていますか | tamago o tsukatta ryōri to onaji chōri kigu o tsukatte imasu ka | Do you use the same utensils as dishes containing egg? | Ask about shared equipment |
卵を使った料理と同じ油で揚げていますか | tamago o tsukatta ryōri to onaji abura de agete imasu ka | Is it fried in the same oil as dishes containing egg? | Ask about shared frying oil |
厨房に確認していただけますか | chūbō ni kakunin shite itadakemasu ka | Could you please check with the kitchen? | Ask for a current fact instead of a guess |
An answer about ingredients does not automatically answer shared preparation. Conversely, a separate utensil does not prove that every ingredient meets your needs. Ask only for the facts your own plan requires.
Treat checking as pending and limits as facts
Separate a pending answer, an ingredient answer, and a kitchen limit. None of them alone asks the restaurant to make a medical decision for you.
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
確認しますので、少々お待ちください | kakunin shimasu node, shōshō omachi kudasai | I will check, so please wait a moment | The answer is still pending |
卵は入っています | tamago wa haitte imasu | It contains egg | An ingredient-present answer |
卵は入っていません | tamago wa haitte imasen | It does not contain egg | An ingredient answer, not a preparation guarantee |
卵を使った料理と同じ調理器具を使っています | tamago o tsukatta ryōri to onaji chōri kigu o tsukatte imasu | We use the same utensils as dishes containing egg | A shared-equipment limit |
確認できません | kakunin dekimasen | We cannot confirm it | The requested fact is unavailable |
対応できません | taiō dekimasen | We cannot accommodate it | The restaurant cannot meet the request |
After 確認します, wait. Do not convert a polite tone, a nod, or 大丈夫です into details the staff did not state. Repeat the fact you need if the answer is still unclear.
Decide whether to continue the order
The restaurant supplies its current information. You compare that information with the plan prescribed for you. If a needed fact is unknown or a stated kitchen practice is outside that plan, declining is a complete outcome.
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
もう一度お願いします | mō ichido onegaishimasu | One more time, please | Ask to hear the answer again |
卵は入っていない、ということですか | tamago wa haitte inai, to iu koto desu ka | Do you mean that it does not contain egg? | Confirm the ingredient fact without assuming anything about preparation |
確認できない場合は、注文しません | kakunin dekinai baai wa, chūmon shimasen | If it cannot be confirmed, I will not order | State the decision boundary |
わかりました。今回は注文しません | wakarimashita. konkai wa chūmon shimasen | I understand. I will not order this time | Decline after hearing a limit |
別の料理も確認していただけますか | betsu no ryōri mo kakunin shite itadakemasu ka | Could you also check another dish? | Request another investigation, not a guaranteed substitute |
Do not pressure staff to guess or label an alternative “safe.” If you ask about another dish, restart the ingredient and preparation questions that matter to you.
Read package labels and restaurant answers differently
Japan’s regulated allergen-label framework applies to packaged processed foods and additives within its scope; a restaurant meal or food sold without packaging does not automatically carry the same display. The Consumer Affairs Agency’s April 2026 handbook explains that scope and the current mandatory and recommended items.
Cashew nut became a mandatory specified allergen on April 1, 2026. A transition permits certain older labeling through March 31, 2028, so an older package without a cashew declaration is not proof that cashew is absent. The official current allergen-labeling page and the package in front of you take priority over a memorized count.
The Consumer Affairs Agency’s current eating-out pamphlet describes unintended mixing through examples such as shared boards, knives, nozzles, spoons, tongs, and airborne flour. Practices vary. Ask a person who can check the restaurant’s current information, and accept “unknown” as useful information rather than a hidden yes.
Prepare a current bilingual allergy card
Write the card before travel. Include each exact allergen, the wording your clinician has told you to use, whether a small amount or shared preparation is outside your plan, and the facts you need the restaurant to check.
The Consumer Affairs Agency’s current English Food Allergy Communication Sheet reflects the current 9 mandatory and 20 recommended items. Use the official PDF as a starting format, do not copy its pictograms into your own publication, and add your exact allergens in words. The card does not replace a medical plan or answer every restaurant preparation question.
私は［卵］にアレルギーがあります。
卵は少しでも食べられません。
ソースやだしに卵は入っていますか。
卵を使った料理と同じ調理器具や油を使っていますか。
確認できない場合は、注文しません。
Reading: わたしは［たまご］に アレルギーが あります。／たまごは すこしでも たべられません。／ソースや だしに たまごは はいっていますか。／たまごを つかった りょうりと おなじ ちょうりきぐや あぶらを つかっていますか。／かくにんできない ばあいは、ちゅうもんしません。
Delete or adapt any line that does not match your prescribed plan.
Have a qualified Japanese-language reviewer or medical interpreter check safety-critical wording before you rely on the card.
Stop the food conversation if symptoms begin
If symptoms begin, stop the food conversation and follow the emergency plan prescribed for you. For urgent help in Japan, ask someone nearby 救急車を呼んでください (“Please call an ambulance”), or call 119 and state 救急です。食物アレルギーです (“Medical emergency. It is a food allergy.”).
The Japanese emergency phrases lesson owns the full call sequence, location wording, observable-fact report, and operator questions. The FDMA 119 guidance is the official emergency-call reference. This food-allergy lesson does not teach diagnosis, symptom thresholds, medicine use, dose, device technique, or an individual treatment plan.
Editorial source check, September 2, 2026: this lesson was checked against the CAA’s April 2026 allergen-label handbook and current list, July 2026 eating-out pamphlet, updated English communication sheet, and FDMA 119 guidance. Named qualified Japanese-language and safety review remains open.
Ask for facts and keep the decision
- State the exact allergen before ordering; do not replace allergy language with a dislike.
- Ask about the dish and shared preparation as separate facts.
- Treat 確認します as pending and wait for the result.
- Apply the restaurant’s current answer to your prescribed plan; decline when a needed fact is unknown or a stated limit is outside that plan.
- Use a current reviewed card to support communication, not as an allergen-free guarantee.
- If symptoms begin, follow your prescribed emergency plan and move to 119 instead of continuing the food conversation.
How do I tell restaurant staff that I have an egg allergy in Japanese?
Say 卵アレルギーがあります before ordering. Replace 卵 with your exact allergen, then ask separately about ingredients and preparation shared with dishes containing that allergen.
Does ‘I will check’ mean this restaurant dish is safe for my allergy?
No. 確認します means the answer is still pending. Wait for the exact ingredient and preparation facts, then apply your prescribed plan.
What can I say if this restaurant cannot confirm the fact I need?
Say 確認できない場合は、注文しません or わかりました。今回は注文しません. Declining is a complete outcome when the needed fact is unavailable.
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Use the restaurant's current ingredient and preparation answers to decide whether to continue one order.
Ready means:
- I can state my exact allergen before ordering.
- I can ask about the dish and shared preparation as separate facts.
- I can treat a pending or limited answer without assuming safety and decline when needed.
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