スプーンsupuun

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounspoon
    この赤ん坊あかんぼうはまだスプーンが使つかえない。↗
    The baby cannot use a spoon yet.
  2. noun, fishingspoon lure
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymさじNeutralMeans a spoon too, but also a unit of measure as in 「大さじ」; it has a traditional Japanese flavor. For everyday tableware, 「スプーン」 is the more common word.
  • Relatedお匙CasualA softened, colloquial form of 「匙」 with a gentle, slightly old-fashioned feel. The idiom 「匙を投げる」 does not take 「お」; for everyday tableware use 「スプーン」.

For an everyday spoon, say 「スプーン」. Use 「匙」 for measuring units or Japanese-style expressions, as in 「小さじ一杯」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 匙さじ。(主おもに食品しょくひんの)液体えきたいや粉末ふんまつをすくったり、混まぜたりするための道具どうぐ。柄がらの先さきに広ひろめの凹状おうじょうのあたまがついている。他ほかに分量ぶんりょうを量はかったり、固形物こけいぶつを潰つぶしたりもする。
  2. ゴルフで使用しようするクラブの一種いっしゅ。3番ばんウッド。
  3. 匙さじのような形状けいじょうをした擬似ぎじ餌えさ。
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