清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)

せいりょういんりょう
noun
soft drink; refreshment beverage
food
1. soft drink; refreshment beverage
a non-alcoholic beverage, especially one that is commercially packaged and sold, such as soda, juice, or tea
清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)の売上(うりあげ)が伸(の)びている。
Soft drink sales are growing.
自動販売機(じどうはんばいき)で清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)を買(か)った。
I bought a soft drink from a vending machine.
清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)の飲(の)みすぎは糖分(とうぶん)の取(と)りすぎにつながるので注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Drinking too many soft drinks can lead to excessive sugar intake, so caution is needed.

A formal/commercial term for non-alcoholic packaged beverages. Composed of 清涼(せいりょう) (cool, refreshing) + 飲料(いんりょう) (beverage). Under Japanese food labeling law, 清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)水(すい) is the official category that includes carbonated drinks, juices, teas, sports drinks, and similar products. In everyday conversation, people more commonly say ジュース or 飲(の)み物(もの).

Common collocations

  • 清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)水(すい) — soft drink (official regulatory term with 水(すい))
  • 清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)メーカー — soft drink manufacturer
  • 清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)市場(しじょう) — soft drink market
  • 清涼(せいりょう)飲料(いんりょう)の自動販売機(じどうはんばいき) — soft drink vending machine

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: ジュース (juice)
Compare: ソフトドリンク (soft drink)
Compare: 飲(の)み物(もの) (drink, beverage)
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Added 2026.4.21 18:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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