角 砂 糖(かくざとう)

かくざとう

noun

sugar cube

food

1. sugar cube

Sugar pressed into small cube shapes for convenient use in drinks like coffee and tea.

コーヒーに角砂糖(かくざとう)を入(い)れる。

I put a sugar cube in my coffee.

角砂糖(かくざとう)は何個(なんこ)入(い)れますか。

How many sugar cubes would you like?

ジュース一本(いっぽん)に角砂糖(かくざとう)十個分(じゅっこぶん)の砂糖(さとう)が入(はい)っていると聞(き)いて驚(おどろ)いた。

I was surprised to hear that one bottle of juice contains the equivalent of ten sugar cubes of sugar.

Usage

A compound of 角(かく) (square, cube) + 砂糖(さとう) (sugar). Sugar cubes are often used as a unit of measurement to illustrate how much sugar is in food and drinks. Counted with 個(こ).

Common collocations

角砂糖(かくざとう)を入(い)れる (to add a sugar cube)
角砂糖(かくざとう)～個分(こぶん) (equivalent to ~ sugar cubes)

Similar words

黒砂糖(くろざとう): brown sugar — unrefined sugar with a dark color
白砂糖(しろざとう): white sugar — standard refined granulated sugar
グラニュー糖(とう): granulated sugar — fine white sugar for baking

Related Words

Related: 黒砂糖(くろざとう) (brown sugar)

Compare: 白砂糖(しろざとう) (white sugar)

Compare: グラニュー糖(とう) (granulated sugar)

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Added 2026.3.21 10:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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