Breakdown of satou
sand
砂
sugar
糖
They didn't have rice during the Tang dynasty, so they ate sugar instead.
Usages of satou
砂糖 を 食べ過ぎる。satou o tabesugiru.
(You) eat too much sugar.
お茶 は、 佐藤 を 入れないで 飲みます。ocha wa, satou o irenaide nomimasu.
As for tea, I drink it without putting any sugar in.
砂糖 は 五十 グラム 必要 です。satou wa gojuu guramu hitsuyou desu.
(You) need 50 grams of sugar.
その ジュース に は 砂糖 が 入って いません。sono juusu ni wa satou ga haitte imasen.
That juice doesn't contain sugar.
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