清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)

せいりょういんりょうすい
noun
soft drink; refreshing beverage
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1. soft drink; non-alcoholic refreshing beverage
A legal and commercial term for non-alcoholic drinks other than milk and dairy beverages. Includes sodas, juices, sports drinks, tea, and water. Commonly seen on vending machines and product labels in Japan.
自動販売機(じどうはんばいき)で清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)を買(か)った。
I bought a soft drink from the vending machine.
清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)の飲(の)み過(す)ぎは体(からだ)に良(よ)くない。
Drinking too many soft drinks is not good for your health.
夏(なつ)は清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)の売(う)り上(あ)げが大(おお)きく伸(の)びる時期(じき)だ。
Summer is a time when soft drink sales increase significantly.

Usage

This is the official regulatory term defined by the Food Sanitation Act (食品衛生法(しょくひんえいせいほう)). In everyday conversation, people are more likely to say ジュース or 飲(の)み物(もの). The formal term appears on product labels, in news reports, and in legal/business contexts.

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 清涼感(せいりょうかん) (refreshing feeling)
Related: 炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう) (carbonated beverage)
Compare: ソフトドリンク (soft drink)
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Added 2026.3.15 16:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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