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
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:

  • 清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)メーカー (soft drink manufacturer)
  • 清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)の市場(しじょう) (soft drink market)
  • 清涼飲料水(せいりょういんりょうすい)の自動販売機(じどうはんばいき) (beverage vending machine)
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