砂糖

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shātáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ tong⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sâ-thòng

  (Hailu, HRS): sa^ˋ tong

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soa-thn̂g
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹so-daon₆ / ¹so-daon₂

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shātáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shatáng
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-tʻang²
    • Yale: shā-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shatarng
    • Palladius: шатан (šatan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saa¹ tong⁴
    • Yale: sā tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâ-thòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sa^ˊ tong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sa¹ tong²
    • Sinological IPA: /sa²⁴ tʰoŋ¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: sa^ˋ tong
    • Sinological IPA: /sa⁵³ tʰoŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soa-thn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: sua-thn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soa'tngg
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sua³³ tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰŋ̍²³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹so-daon₆
    • MiniDict: so^平 daon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹so-daan₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /so⁵⁵ dɑ̃²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹so-daon₂
    • MiniDict: so^平 daon^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /so⁴⁴ dɑ̃/

Noun

砂糖

1. granulated sugar

Derived terms

• 一啖砂糖一啖屎
• 白砂糖 (báishātáng)
• 砂糖橘 (shātángjú)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (砂糖):

• → Japanese: 砂(さ)糖(とう) (satō)
• → Korean: 사탕(砂糖) (satang)

Others:

• → Daur: sateng
• → Proto-Ryukyuan: *sata
  • Northern Ryukyuan: *sata, *sataa, *saataa
    • Kikai: 砂糖 (satā)
    • Kunigami: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtâː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (saθa)
    • Okinawan: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtàː⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (sta /⁠stàˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 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

Alternative forms

• お砂糖(さとう) (o-satō)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 砂糖 (MC srae dang).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さとー [sàtóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠to̞ː]

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

• 赤(あか)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (akazatō): brown sugar
• 角(かく)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (kakuzatō): sugar cube
• 黒(くろ)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (kurozatō): brown sugar
• 氷(こおり)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (kōrizatō): rock sugar
• 粉(こな)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (konazatō): powder sugar
• 白(しろ)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (shirozatō): white sugar
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)の衣(ころも) (satō no koromo)
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)黍(きび) (satōkibi): sugar cane
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)水(みず) (satōmizu): sugar water
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)大(だい)根(こん) (satōdaikon): sugar beet
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)漬(づ)け (satōzuke): foods preserved in sugar
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)楓(かえで) (satōkaede): sugar maple
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)不(ふ)使(し)用(よう) (satōfushiyō): non sugar, no sugar used
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)入(い)れ (satōire): sugar pot
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)屋(や) (satōya)

References

• “砂糖”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
砂	糖

Noun

砂糖 • (satang) (hangeul 사탕)

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

See also

• 雪糖 (설탕, seoltang)

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