お菓子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
菓	子
か Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
御菓子

Etymology

From 御 (o-, polite prefix) +‎ 菓子 (kashi, “sweet, pastry”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おかし (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

お菓(か)子(し) • (okashi) ^{←おくわし (okwasi)^?}

sweet, confection
1. candy
2. pastry, cake, cookie

Synonyms

菓子(かし) (kashi)

References

^ Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.

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