How would you ask "What is ____ in Japanese" in Japanese? The "____" indicates an English word that you would like to know what it is/how to say it in Japanese. For example, if I wanted to know what the word "pillow" is in Japanese. So you're basically asking (a native speaker), "What is/how do you say pillow in Japanese". Would it be: "日本の pillow は何ですか?". Please correct me if my Japanese isn't correct. ありがとうございました！