Illustration: In a small Japanese test kitchen, a cook scoops white sugar crystals from an open glass jar into a clear cup of tea. Some crystals remain visible on the spoon while those entering the tea disperse beneath the surface. Beside the cup, a colleague adds a spoonful from the same jar to a bowl of yogurt.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

糖とう

tou

sugar

Usually refers to sugar as a substance or nutrient. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 糖とうは同おなじく小麦由来こむぎゆらいのデンプンが分解ぶんかいされたものである。

    Sugar was generated through decomposition of starch from wheat.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. その結果けっか、糖とうの消費しょうひが減へり、日本酒にほんしゅよりも甘あまくなる。

    As a result of this, the consumption of sugar by microorganisms is reduced and the product is sweeter than sake.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 害がいは無ないが香かおりは悪わるくなり、糖とうを消費しょうひするため味あじも劣化れっかする。

    It is not harmful, but the flavor of soy-sauce is deteriorated, and the taste of soy-sauce is also deteriorated as it consumes sugar.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 糖

  • 糖sugarOnトウ

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