八橋
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 八 | 橋 |
| や(つ) Grade: 1 |
はし Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 八ツ橋 八ッ橋 |
Etymology
Literally, “eight bridges” The name of the cracker is thought to either derive from the shape, resembling a koto in memory of Yatsuhashi Kengyō, an early-Edo period musician who started the modern tradition of koto music; or from the location where it was first prepared, which was close to Mikawa-no-kuni Yatsuhashi, an area in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.
Noun
八橋 • (yatsuhashi)
- a narrow zigzagging plank bridge over a stream, pond, or marsh
- a motif of a stylised plank bridge, often with irises
- a baked cinnamon flavoured roof tile shaped rice-flour cracker which is a famous regional food of Kyoto
- Synonym: 焼き八橋 (yaki-yatsuhashi)
- Synonym of 一初 (ichihatsu, “roof iris, Iris tectorum”)