1.
canned drink; canned beverage
any beverage sold in a metal can, including soft drinks, coffee, tea, beer, and juice
缶飲料を買った。
I bought a canned drink.
自動販売機で缶飲料が売られている。
Canned drinks are sold in vending machines.
日本では缶飲料の種類が非常に多く、コーヒーやお茶も缶で手軽に買える。
In Japan, there is an enormous variety of canned drinks — even coffee and tea can be easily bought in cans.
Combines 缶 (can, tin) and 飲料 (beverage, drink). Japan has a particularly rich canned beverage culture, with vending machines offering everything from hot and cold coffee to soup and tea.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 缶飲料の自動販売機: canned drink vending machine
- 缶飲料を冷やす: to chill a canned drink
- 缶飲料の空き缶: empty canned drink container
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 缶ジュース: canned juice — casual term often used for any canned soft drink, not just juice
- 缶コーヒー: canned coffee — a specific and very popular category in Japan
- ペットボトル飲料: PET bottle drink — beverages in plastic bottles rather than cans
- 瓶飲料: bottled drink — beverages in glass bottles