食用

• ピンイン: shí yòng
• 漢字の分解: 食 = 人 + 良 (food, eat); 用 = 月 + 丿 (use, employ, function)

意味

食用（できる）／食用にする

Used as both a verb (to consume as food) and an attributive adjective (食用菌 — edible mushroom, 食用油 — edible/cooking oil, 食用色素 — food colouring). In food safety and regulatory contexts it is the standard term for indicating edibility or fitness for human consumption. Contrasts with 观赏用 (ornamental), 工业用 (industrial-grade), or 药用 (medicinal).

例文

1. 部分野生蘑菇外观与食用菌极为相似，专业人员提醒公众切勿随意采摘，以免误食有毒品种危及生命。
2. 随着食品安全意识的普遍提升，越来越多的消费者开始关注食用油的原料来源、加工工艺和营养成分。
3. 传统中医文化中，许多草本植物兼具食用与药用双重属性，这一饮食养生理念在亚洲地区延续至今。

使い方ガイド

場面: food safety, cuisine, health, biology, regulation

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 根据国家食品安全标准，食用油的酸价和过氧化值必须符合规定上限，超标产品将被责令下架并追究生产者的法律责任。(According to national food safety standards, the acid value and peroxide value of edible oils must comply with the prescribed upper limits; products exceeding the limits will be ordered off the shelves and producers will be held legally accountable.)
• 该植物的根茎部分可供食用，而其叶片和种子则含有一定量的生物碱，不宜直接食用，需经过专业处理后方可入药。(The root and stem parts of this plant are edible, while its leaves and seeds contain a certain amount of alkaloids and are not suitable for direct consumption; they require professional processing before being used medicinally.)

避ける言い方

• 食用 as a casual synonym for 吃 (to eat) in everyday speech — 食用 sounds overly technical or official when simply describing the act of eating a meal; use 吃 or 进食 instead in everyday contexts

起源と歴史

食 (eat, food) + 用 (use, function)

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal