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teaspoon
A unit of measurement used in cooking, equal to 5 milliliters. Also refers to the small spoon itself used for measuring.
塩小さじ1を加える。
Add one teaspoon of salt.
砂糖を小さじ2杯入れてください。
Please put in two teaspoons of sugar.
このレシピでは、しょうゆ小さじ1と酢小さじ2を混ぜ合わせます。
In this recipe, mix together one teaspoon of soy sauce and two teaspoons of vinegar.
USAGE:
A standard cooking measurement in Japan. 小さじ1 means one teaspoon (5 ml). Recipes typically write it directly after the ingredient: 塩小さじ1. The counterpart is 大さじ (tablespoon, 15 ml).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 小さじ1: one teaspoon
- 小さじ半分: half a teaspoon
- 小さじ山盛り: a heaped teaspoon
- 小さじ摺り切り: a level teaspoon