糖
糖 — Sugar
sugar
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 糖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 糖尿病 | とうにょうびょう tounyoubyou | diabetes; diabetes mellitus |
| 糖 | とう tou | sugar |
| 血糖値 | けっとうち kettouchi | blood sugar level; blood glucose level |
| 糖分 | とうぶん toubun | amount of sugar; sugar content |
| 血糖 | けっとう kettou | blood sugar |
Study notes
糖 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1471 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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