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サプリ (sapuri) Japanese meaning: supplement | Kotomora

サプリ

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Meanings

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abbreviation

Common abbreviation of サプリメント, used for dietary or nutritional supplements.

See also: サプリメント

毎まい朝あさ、ビタミンのサプリを飲のんでいます。

Usage patterns

サプリを飲のむto take a supplement
毎まい朝あさビタミンのサプリを飲のんでいる。
I take a vitamin supplement every morning.
サプリを摂とるto take/ingest a supplement

Related words

サプリメントN2
サプリ is the casual, everyday abbreviation, while サプリメント is the full, slightly more formal word for the same dietary supplement.

Counted with

錠じょう
Used when supplements (サプリ) come in tablet or pill form.
包ほう
Used for サプリ (supplements) packaged in a box or bag.

Etymology

Clipped from サプリメント, from English 'supplement'.

I take a vitamin supplement every morning.

疲つかれが取とれないので鉄てつのサプリを摂とることにした。

Since I couldn't shake my fatigue, I decided to start taking an iron supplement.