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I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。 Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。 Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉が入ってますか？ Kore wa niku wa haittemasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉が入ってません。 Niku ga haittemasen.

There isn't meat.

If you want a stronger statement:

私の医者は私が肉を食べることができないと言いました。 Watashi no isha wa watashi ga niku o taberu koto ga dekinai to iimashita.

My doctor said that I can't eat meat.

I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。

Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。

Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉が入ってますか？

Kore wa niku ga haittemasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉が入ってません。

Niku ga haittemasen.

There isn't meat.

If you want a stronger statement:

お医者さんに肉類を食べてはいけないと言われました。

Oishasan ni nikurui o tabete wa ikenai to iwa remashita.

My doctor said that I can't eat meat.

I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。 Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。 Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉がありますか？ Kore wa niku wa arimasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉がありません。 Niku ga arimasen.

There isn't meat.

If you want a stronger statement:

私の医者は私が肉を食べることができないと言いました。 Watashi no isha wa watashi ga niku o taberu koto ga dekinai to iimashita.

My doctor said that I can't eat meat.

I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。 Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。 Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉が入ってますか？ Kore wa niku wa haittemasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉が入ってません。 Niku ga haittemasen.

There isn't meat.

If you want a stronger statement:

私の医者は私が肉を食べることができないと言いました。 Watashi no isha wa watashi ga niku o taberu koto ga dekinai to iimashita.

My doctor said that I can't eat meat.

I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。 Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。 Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉がありますか？ Kore wa niku wa arimasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉がありません。 Niku ga arimasen.

There isn't meat.

I studied Japanese for a couple of years (ahem, a while ago). I think you may be better off with simpler statements. Asking if they can guarantee that you won't be served meat seems strongly worded to me for a Japanese context.

I looked at a few sites like this one to get some ideas.

You're much more likely to be served something with seafood in it rather than with meat (although watch out for bacon, I guess). Dashi, bonito flakes, roe (fish eggs) all get used in a lot of sauces and dishes where you might not expect them.

すみません。 肉が食べられません。 Sumimasen. Niku ga taberaremasen.

Excuse me/sorry. I can't eat meat.

魚は大丈夫です。 Sakana wa daijobu desu.

Seafood is fine.

When you're actually ordering, check whether there's meat by pointing to the item and saying:

これは肉がありますか？ Kore wa niku wa arimasu ka?

Is there meat in this?

Hopefully, the server will answer something like:

肉がありません。 Niku ga arimasen.

There isn't meat.

If you want a stronger statement:

私の医者は私が肉を食べることができないと言いました。 Watashi no isha wa watashi ga niku o taberu koto ga dekinai to iimashita.

My doctor said that I can't eat meat.