カロリーkarorii

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncalorie
    カロリーの高たかい食物しょくもつは私の健康けんこうにはよくない。↗
    Rich foods don't agree with my health.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymキロカロリーNeutralThe formal nutrition-science unit for a kilocalorie; in everyday speech people usually shorten it to 「カロリー」.
  • SynonymkcalWrittenThe written symbol for a kilocalorie, seen mainly on food labels; read as 「キロカロリー」. A label form, not a word used in speech.

For food energy, say 「カロリー」, as in 「カロリーが高い」. 「キロカロリー」 is the strict unit and kcal its written label form; in everyday speech both usually come out as 「カロリー」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 熱量ねつりょうの単位たんいのひとつ。水みず一いちグラムを摂氏せっし温度おんどで一度いちど上あげるのに必要ひつような熱量ねつりょうを一いちとする。小しょうカロリー。記号きごうはcal, ㎈。主おもに栄養学えいようがくで用もちいられ、国際こくさい単位系たんいけいではジュールが用もちいられる。
  2. キロカロリー。大だいカロリー。
  3. 飲食いんしょくにより摂取せっしゅされる熱量ねつりょう。生理的せいりてき熱量ねつりょう。

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