添加(てんか)

てんか
noun, suru verb
addition, adding (substances)
1. addition, adding, supplementation
The act of adding a substance to something, typically in a technical, industrial, or food science context. Most commonly refers to adding chemicals, preservatives, flavoring, or other substances to food or products.
添加(てんか)物(ぶつ)が入(はい)っていない。
It contains no additives.
食品(しょくひん)添加(てんか)物(ぶつ)の安全性(あんぜんせい)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
The safety of food additives has become an issue.
この製品(せいひん)には人工(じんこう)着色料(ちゃくしょくりょう)や保存料(ほぞんりょう)を添加(てんか)していません。
No artificial coloring or preservatives have been added to this product.

USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in the compound 添加(てんか)物(ぶつ) (additive), especially 食品(しょくひん)添加(てんか)物(ぶつ) (food additive). This is by far the most frequent context for this word.

Not to be confused with the homophone 天下(てんか) (the world, the realm).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 添加(てんか)物(ぶつ): additive
  • 食品(しょくひん)添加(てんか)物(ぶつ): food additive
  • 無(む)添加(てんか): additive-free, no additives
  • 添加(てんか)物(ぶつ)不使用(ふしよう): no additives used
  • 添加(てんか)剤(ざい): additive agent
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