糖 (tō) means “sugar” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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糖の種類によって、甘さや性質が変わります。tō no shu rui ni yo tte ama sa ya sei shitsu ga ka wa ri ma su

The sweetness and properties change depending on the type of sugar.

Names a sweet carbohydrate substance that dissolves easily in water and occurs naturally or is added to food.

砂糖satō: A common sweetener made mainly of sucrose and used in food and cooking.

甘味のある、水溶性の炭水化物。ama mi no a ru sui yō sei no tan sui ka butsu

The Sino-Japanese noun 糖 (tō, "sugar") is written with 米 (kome, "rice") as its meaning-bearing element and 唐 (tō, "Tang") as its phonetic element.

The word 糖 (tō, "sugar") belongs mainly to formal and scientific Japanese, so it appears more often in discussions of food composition and bodily processes than in casual conversation.