Translation guide
Baking soda is a common household item used in cooking and cleaning. In Japanese, it is most often referred to as 重曹 (jūsō), but other terms exist depending on context.
The white powder used as a leavening agent in baking.
The standard term for baking soda in cooking contexts. Often written in katakana as ベーキングソーダ on packaging, but 重曹 is the common word.
このレシピには重曹が必要です。
This recipe requires baking soda.
Baking soda used for household cleaning, deodorizing, or scrubbing.
Baking powder is ベーキングパウダー (bēkingu paudā) in Japanese. They are not interchangeable in recipes.
Katakana loanword, often seen on product labels. Less common in everyday speech.
ベーキングソーダを買ってきて。
Buy some baking soda.
The chemical name (sodium bicarbonate). Used in scientific or technical contexts.
炭酸水素ナトリウムは化学式NaHCO₃で表される。
Sodium bicarbonate is represented by the chemical formula NaHCO₃.
Also the standard term for baking soda when used for cleaning. Often sold in larger packages labeled 掃除用重曹 (cleaning baking soda).
重曹でシンクを磨くとピカピカになる。
If you scrub the sink with baking soda, it becomes sparkling clean.
Specifically refers to baking soda intended for cleaning, as opposed to food-grade.
掃除用重曹は食用と違って粒子が粗い。
Cleaning baking soda has coarser particles than food-grade.