サプリ

さぷり

noun

dietary supplement

1. dietary supplement; vitamin pill

A vitamin, mineral, or herbal product taken to make up for something missing in the diet. Short for サプリメント, and the form used in ordinary conversation.

毎朝(まいあさ)サプリを飲(の)んでいる。

I take supplements every morning.

野菜(やさい)不足(ぶそく)をサプリで補(おぎな)っている。

I'm making up for my lack of vegetables with supplements.

サプリはあくまで補助(ほじょ)なので、まずは食事(しょくじ)を見直(みなお)したほうがいい。

Supplements are only a supplement, so you should start by reviewing your diet.

A clipping of サプリメント (from English "supplement"). Japanese frequently shortens four-mora-plus loanwords this way; the long form survives on packaging and in advertising.

Common collocations

サプリを飲(の)む: to take a supplement (飲(の)む, not 食(た)べる)
サプリで補(おぎな)う: to make up for something with supplements
鉄分(てつぶん)のサプリ: an iron supplement
健康(けんこう)サプリ: a health supplement

Usage

Note the verb: pills and capsules are 飲(の)む in Japanese even when swallowed without water. The commonest frame in conversation is 〜不足(ぶそく)をサプリで補(おぎな)う.

Related Words

Compare: 栄養補助食品(えいようほじょしょくひん) (dietary supplement)

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Added 2026.8.25 21:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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