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ショ糖 (ショとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ショ糖とう

also: しょとう

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Meanings

1

noun

sucrose; cane sugar

Scientific and everyday term for common table sugar; ショ糖 is the most frequent spelling.

ショ糖とうは砂さ糖とうの主しゅ成せい分ぶんです。
Sucrose is the main component of sugar.
この飲いん料りょうにはショ糖とうが多おおく含ふくまれている。
This beverage contains a lot of sucrose.

Written forms

ショ糖とうUsage79%
Common mixed-katakana spelling; the reading ショとう is restricted to this form.
蔗しょ糖とうUsage21%
Kanji spelling using 蔗 (sugarcane); less common but still seen in technical contexts.
しょ糖とう
Mixed-hiragana spelling; the reading しょとう is restricted to this and 蔗糖.
しょとう

Kanji

糖

sugar

蔗sugar cane

Similar words

砂さ糖とう
砂糖 is the general word for sugar as a foodstuff, while ショ糖 specifically refers to the chemical compound sucrose.
果か糖とう
果糖 is fructose, another simple sugar; ショ糖 is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose.

Etymology

From 蔗 (sugarcane) + 糖 (sugar). The katakana spelling ショ reflects the on'yomi of 蔗 and is common in scientific terms.