飲料|いんりょうinryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- nounbeverage; drink
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym飲み物のみものNeutralThe everyday, colloquial word for something to drink; far more common in speech than 「飲料」, which sounds formal and is mostly seen in product categories like 「清涼飲料」.
- Antonym固形物こけいぶつWrittenA written, formal term for solids or solid food, the counterpart of liquid 「飲料」; not a substitute for it.
For drinks in product names and classifications use 「飲料」, as in 「清涼飲料水」; in everyday conversation say 「飲み物」. For solid food, the opposite of drinks, use 「固形物」.
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