How to say "juice" in Japanese

• 汁しるJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Liquid drawn from food or plants — the juices meat and vegetables release as they cook, or sap. It also means soup or broth, so it is not the word for juice as a drink.
  彼女かのじょは御ご茶ちゃにレモンの汁しるをたらした。↗

  She dropped lemon juice into her tea.
• ジュースJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounJuice as a drink — fruit juice. This is the word for the juice you drink: order it at a cafe, or buy a carton at the store.
  彼女かのじょはオレンジからジュースを絞り出しぼりだそうとした。↗

  She tried to express juice from the orange.
• 汁気しるけCommon
  nounThe juice or moisture contained in food — how juicy a dish is, or whether it has dried out. It comes up in cooking, when judging how much liquid a dish has retained.
• 水分すいぶんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounWater or moisture — the fluid content of food, plants, or the body. It matches 'juice' only loosely, in the sense of liquid content; for juice as a drink this is not the word.
  水分すいぶんをたくさん取とってください。↗

  You should drink a lot of liquid.

Use 「ジュース」 for juice as a drink, 汁 for liquid drawn from food or plants (it also means soup), 汁気 for the juice or moisture in a dish, and 水分 for water or moisture content rather than juice.

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• 汁しるjuice
• ジュースjuice
• 汁気しるけjuice
• 水分すいぶんwater
• 液汁えきじゅうjuice
• 汁液じゅうえきjuice
• 漿液しょうえきjuice