食物繊維

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食	物	繊	維
しょく Grade: 2	もつ Grade: 3	せん Grade: S	い Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
食物纖維 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 食物 (shokumotsu, “food”) +‎ 繊維 (sen'i, “fiber”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょくもつせんい [shòkúmótsúséꜜǹ'ì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟mo̞t͡sɨsẽ̞ɰ̃i]

Noun

食(しょく)物(もつ)繊(せん)維(い) • (shokumotsu sen'i) 

1. Dietary fibre (UK), dietary fiber (US).