スプーン

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. スプーンでスープを飲みます。▶ —
   I eat soup with a spoon.
2. コーヒーに砂糖をスプーン一杯入れた。▶ —
   I added one spoon of sugar to the coffee.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Supuun (スプーン) is the katakana borrowing of English "spoon" — Western cutlery. Native saji (匙) lives on in compounds — chasaji (teaspoon), oosaji (tablespoon = 15 mL), kosaji (teaspoon-measure = 5 mL) — essential units in recipes. Saji also occurs in medicinal contexts: okusuri o saji de... For general dining, supuun is the default. Pronunciation: su-pu-u-n, 4 mora (with the long ー). Korean splits "seupun / sutgarak" similarly; Japanese adds the saji measurement layer.

Quick check

1. How many mL is "oosaji 1" in a recipe?

   • 15 mL (tablespoon)
   • 5 mL (teaspoon)
   • 30 mL
   • 100 mL (1 cup)