ビタミン

ビタミン is a loanword from German "Vitamin" (not directly from English). This is why the pronunciation uses ビ rather than ヴァイ.

Types

• ビタミンA, B, C, D, E, K
• ビタミンB群(ぐん): B vitamin complex

Common collocations

• ビタミン不足(ふそく): vitamin deficiency
• ビタミン剤(ざい): vitamin supplement
• ビタミンを摂(と)る: to take/consume vitamins
• ビタミンが豊富(ほうふ): rich in vitamins
• ビタミン補給(ほきゅう): vitamin intake/replenishment

Cultural note

ビタミンC配合(はいごう) (contains vitamin C) is a common label claim on Japanese beverages and food products. ビタミン drinks like C1000 are popular convenience store items.