How to say "intake" in Japanese

• 摂取せっしゅCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers intake of substances taken into the body, such as salt. It carries a medical or nutritional nuance and is the usual word when talking about how much of something one consumes.
• 吸気きゅうきCommon
  nounRefers to intake of air, most typically air drawn into an engine or mechanical system. Use this for the technical sense of 'intake'; it is not the word for food or substances consumed.

Choose 摂取 for things taken into the body by ingestion, such as salt, and 吸気 for air drawn in, as in engines or breathing contexts.

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• 摂取せっしゅintake (e.g. of salt)
• インテークintake
• 摂取量せっしゅりょうintake (nutrients, calories, etc.)
• 吸い込みすいこみdrawing
• 差込口さしこみぐちplug
• 吸気きゅうきintake (e.g. of air)