お菓子

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 [òkáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ka̠ɕi]

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• 菓子(かし) (kashi)