果汁(かじゅう)

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.

Forms

果(か) (fruit) + 汁(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)入(い)り: containing fruit juice
• 搾(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)入(い)り.

Similar words

• 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)