かき氷

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かき氷 (kakigōri)
Kanji in this term
こおり > ごおり
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
掻き氷
欠き氷
欠氷

Etymology

Compound of 欠き (kaki), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 欠く (kaku, to break, chip) + (kōri, ice).

The kōri changes to gōri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

かき(ごおり) (kakigōriかきごほり (kakigofori)?

  1. crushed ice
    Synonyms: 搗ち割り (kachiwari), 打っ欠き (bukkaki)
  2. shaved ice, usually topped with ingredients such as honey, syrup, etc.
    Synonym: 氷水 (kōrimizu)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN