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Kanji Detail for 糖 - "sugar, sweetener"

糖

  • Meaning

    糖 means "sugar, sweetener." Also associated with candy.

    1. Sugar - A sweetener; a confection.

    2. Candy - Sweets; sweet foods.

    3. Glucose - A type of sugar.

  • Words using 糖

    • 砂糖 さとう Listen sugar
    • 糖尿病 とうにょうびょう Listen diabetes; diabetes mellitus

  • Tattoo check: 糖

    • Verified meaning: sugar, sweetener
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とう)
    • Also carries these associations: candy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 糖

    Surnames 糖(とう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sugar

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sugar; candy; sweets

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    candy, sugar, sweets

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Maltose. In ancient times, malt was used to make maltose. This is today's malt sugar. During the Zhenguan era of Tang, envoys were sent to Magadha in the Western Regions. Only then was the method of boiling cane sugar obtained. Seen in (Book of Tang). Now in Europe there are also those who make sugar from beets, radishes, and various fruits.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    米 (kome・komehen)

  • Related Keywords

    sugar candy sweetener sweets glucose caramel confection dessert fructose honey molasses sucrose sweetness syrup

Sentences including 糖

  • Please pass me the sugar.

  • We have to do without sugar.

  • Pass the sugar , please.

  • Is there any sugar?

  • I need some sugar. do you have any?

  • We have no sugar.

  • We have run out of sugar.

  • She put much sugar in the coffee.

  • We need a little sugar.

  • Don't put sugar in my coffee.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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