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白砂糖 (shirozatou) Japanese meaning: white sugar | Kotomora

白しろ砂ざ糖とう

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ろ

ざ

と

う

Meanings

1

white sugar

Refers specifically to refined white sugar, as opposed to brown sugar or other sweeteners.

このレシピでは白しろ砂ざ糖とうを使つかいます。
This recipe uses white sugar.

Kanji

白white
砂sand
糖sugar

Related words

砂さ糖とう
砂糖 is the general term for sugar, while 白砂糖 specifies refined white sugar.
黒くろ砂ざ糖とう
黒砂糖 is brown sugar, often less refined and with a stronger molasses flavor.

Built from

白しろ+砂さ糖とう

Etymology

Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 砂糖 (さとう, 'sugar'). The reading しろざとう reflects rendaku voicing of the second element.