食用(しょくよう)

しょくよう
noun, no-adjective
edible; for eating; for food use
food
1. edible; for eating; for food use
Being meant or suitable for people to eat, as opposed to other uses; used in words like 食用油(しょくようあぶら) (cooking oil).
この花(はな)は食用(しょくよう)です。
This flower is edible.
食用(しょくよう)キノコと毒(どく)キノコを見分(みわ)けるのは難(むずか)しい。
It is difficult to distinguish edible mushrooms from poisonous ones.
この油(あぶら)は食用(しょくよう)ではなく工業用(こうぎょうよう)なので、口(くち)に入(い)れないでください。
This oil is for industrial use, not food use, so please do not put it in your mouth.

Indicates that something is suitable or intended for consumption as food. Composed of 食(しょく) (eat, food) and 用(よう) (use, purpose). Often used to distinguish edible items from non-edible or decorative versions of the same thing.

Common collocations

  • 食用(しょくよう)油(あぶら)/油(ゆ): cooking oil
  • 食用(しょくよう)キノコ: edible mushroom
  • 食用(しょくよう)花(ばな): edible flower
  • 食用(しょくよう)色素(しきそ): food coloring
  • 食用(しょくよう)に適(てき)する: suitable for consumption

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 観賞用(かんしょうよう) (for viewing/decorative use)
Compare: 薬用(やくよう) (for medicinal use)
Related: 浴用(よくよう) (for bathing)
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