栄養補助食品(えいようほじょしょくひん)

えいようほじょしょくひん
noun
dietary supplement; nutritional supplement
health
1. dietary supplement; nutritional supplement
A food product taken to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients. Built from 栄養(えいよう) (nutrition) + 補助(ほじょ) (supplementary aid) + 食品(しょくひん) (food product).
毎日(まいにち)栄養補助食品(えいようほじょしょくひん)を飲(の)んでいる。
I take dietary supplements every day.
栄養補助食品(えいようほじょしょくひん)は薬(くすり)ではない。
Dietary supplements are not medicine.
食事(しょくじ)だけで足(た)りない栄養(えいよう)は、栄養補助食品(えいようほじょしょくひん)で補(おぎな)うとよい。
It's good to make up for nutrients you can't get from meals alone with dietary supplements.

The formal Japanese term for a dietary supplement, common on product labels and in health writing. In casual speech, the loanword サプリ (or サプリメント) is far more frequent.

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Compare: サプリメント (supplement)
Compare: サプリ (supplement)
Compare: 健康(けんこう)食品(しょくひん) (health food)
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Added 2026.6.16 6:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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