(けいりょう)カップ

けいりょうかっぷ
noun
measuring cup
1. measuring cup
A cup with graduated markings used to measure ingredients by volume, especially in cooking and baking.
計量(けいりょう)カップで(みず)(はか)る。
Measure water with a measuring cup.
計量(けいりょう)カップがないから、目分量(めぶんりょう)()れた。
I didn't have a measuring cup, so I added it by eye.
レシピ(どお)りに計量(けいりょう)カップで小麦粉(こむぎこ)()カップ(はか)ってください。
Please measure out two cups of flour with a measuring cup, as the recipe says.

Composed of 計量(けいりょう) (measuring) + カップ (cup). A standard kitchen tool in Japan. Note that the Japanese (いっ)カップ (one cup) in cooking is 200ml, which differs from the US cup (approximately 240ml).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 計量(けいりょう)カップで(はか)る: measure with a measuring cup
  • 計量(けいりょう)カップ一杯(いっぱい): one measuring cup full
  • 耐熱(たいねつ)計量(けいりょう)カップ: heat-resistant measuring cup

RELATED TERMS:

  • 計量(けいりょう)スプーン: measuring spoon
  • (おお)さじ: tablespoon (measurement)
  • ()さじ: teaspoon (measurement)
  • 目盛(めも)り: graduated markings; scale