砂糖

Chinese
sand; gravel; granule sugar; sweets; candy
trad. (砂糖) 砂 糖
simp. #(砂糖) 砂 糖
alternative forms 沙糖

Pronunciation

Noun

砂糖

  1. granulated sugar

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (砂糖):
  • → Japanese: 砂(さ)糖(とう) (satō)
  • → Korean: 사탕(砂糖) (satang)

Others:

  • → Proto-Ryukyuan: *sata
    • Northern Ryukyuan: *sata, *sataa, *saataa
      • Kikai: 砂糖 (satā)
      • Kunigami: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtâː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 砂糖 (saθa)
      • Okinawan: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtàː⁠/)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 砂糖 (sta /⁠stàˑ⁠/)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 砂糖 (satta /⁠sàQtá⁠/)
      • Yoron: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sátá⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 砂糖 (sātā)
      • Yaeyama: 砂糖 (sattā /⁠sáQtáː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
砂 糖
さ
Grade: 6		 とう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
沙糖

Pronunciation

Noun

砂(さ)糖(とう) • (satō) ←さたう (satau)?

  1. sugar
    「お砂糖(さとう)はいりますか？」「いいえ、ブラックで飲(の)みます。」
    “O-satō wa irimasu ka?” “Īe, burakku de nomimasu.”
    Do you need sugar? —No, I take it black.

Derived terms

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
砂糖

Noun

砂糖 • (satang) (hangeul 사탕)

  1. Hanja form? of 사탕 (“sugar; candy”).

See also

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
砂 糖
さー
Grade: 6		 たー
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sata, from Middle Chinese 砂糖 (MC srae dang). Related to Japanese 砂糖 (satō).

Noun

砂(さー)糖(たー) (sātā) 

  1. sugar
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