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Kotomora

糖

sugar

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

糖 centers on sugar as a sweet substance, typically derived from grains or plants.

Most common words using 糖

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  • 砂糖さとう
    N5

    sugar

  • 糖とう

    sugar

  • 糖尿とうにょう

    glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar

  • 血糖けっとう

    blood sugar

  • 糖分とうぶん

    amount of sugar; sugar content

  • 黒糖こくとう

    (unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado

  • ブドウ糖ぶどうとう

    dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar

  • 糖類とうるい

    saccharide

  • 糖度とうど

    sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)

  • 果糖かとう

    fructose; fruit sugar

  • 乳糖にゅうとう

    lactose; milk sugar

  • 角砂糖かくざとう

    cube sugar; sugar cube

  • 糖蜜とうみつ

    molasses; black treacle

  • 糖化とうか

    conversion to sugar; saccharification

  • 黒砂糖くろざとう

    (unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado

  • 金平糖コンペイトー

    konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges

  • 加糖かとう

    sweetening; sweetened

  • 氷砂糖こおりざとう

    rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals

  • 製糖せいとう

    sugar manufacture

  • 糖衣とうい

    sugar coating

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Etymology

糖 combines 米 (rice/grain) with 唐, which likely contributes the sound トウ and may suggest a sweet substance derived from grains.

Meaning mnemonic

Rice 米 is processed with something that looks like a Tang-dynasty 唐 vessel to produce sweet sugar.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, imagine pouring sugar into a tall glass of iced tea: the tall glass cues トウ while the sugar sweetens the drink.