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Kanji 糖: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 糖: sugar

Key takeaways

Kanji 糖: sugar. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

sugar

On reading

トウ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 糖

sugar

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

米 + 唐

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji represents sugar, which was historically processed from grains like rice (米). The right part, Tang (唐), acts as a phonetic component to provide the reading 'dang' (sugar/sweetness).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

トウ
  • 砂糖さとう

    sugar

Commonly used words

  • 砂糖
    さとう

    sugar

Example sentences

Example 1

コーヒーにさとうをいれてください。

Translation

Please put sugar in the coffee.

Example 2

さとうはあまいです。

Translation

Sugar is sweet.

Kanji 糖: sugar | Daily Nihongo