Japanese symbol for “molasses”
糖蜜
とうみつ
Romaji: toumitsu
molasses; black treacle
In Japanese, molasses is 糖蜜, read とうみつ (toumitsu).
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Meanings
- n molasses; black treacle
- n (sugar) syrup
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “molasses”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜜 | みつ mitsu | treacle; molasses |
| 廃糖蜜 | はいとうみつ haitoumitsu | molasses; black treacle |
| 蜜砂糖 | みつざとう mitsuzatou | treacle; molasses |
| 砂糖蜜 | さとうみつ satoumitsu | syrup; treacle; molasses |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 糖分 | とうぶん toubun | amount of sugar; sugar content |
| 血糖 | けっとう kettou | blood sugar |
| 糖類 | とうるい tourui | saccharide |
| 製糖 | せいとう seitou | sugar manufacture |
| 糖尿 | とうにょう tounyou | glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar |
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ hachimitsu | honey |
| 蜜月 | みつげつ mitsugetsu | honeymoon |
See also: Chinese symbol for “molasses”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.