(かじゅう)

かじゅう
noun
fruit juice
1. fruit juice
Juice extracted from fruit. Commonly seen on beverage labels and in food-related contexts.
果汁(かじゅう)100%のジュース。
100% fruit juice.
この()(もの)には果汁(かじゅう)(はい)っていますか。
Does this drink contain fruit juice?
(しぼ)りたての果汁(かじゅう)でカクテルを(つく)った。
I made a cocktail with freshly squeezed fruit juice.

果汁(かじゅう) is the formal/technical term for fruit juice, commonly seen on product labels and packaging rather than in casual conversation.

WORD FORMATION:
() (fruit) + (じゅう) (juice, liquid).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 果汁(かじゅう)100%: 100% fruit juice (common label)
  • 果汁(かじゅう)()り: containing fruit juice
  • (しぼ)りたての果汁(かじゅう): freshly squeezed juice
  • 果汁(かじゅう)飲料(いんりょう): fruit juice beverage

USAGE:
In Japan, beverage labels must state the 果汁(かじゅう) percentage. Products with less than 100% are labeled as 果汁(かじゅう)○○% or 果汁(かじゅう)()り.

CONTRAST:

  • 果汁(かじゅう): fruit juice (formal, label term)
  • ジュース: juice (casual everyday word; in Japanese, can also mean any sweet drink, not just fruit juice)
  • 果実(かじつ): fruit (the whole fruit, not the juice)