水飴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	飴
みず Grade: 1	あめ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 水あめ

Etymology

From 水 (mizu, “water”) + 飴 (ame, “candy”).

Noun

水(みず)飴(あめ) • (mizuame) 

1. mizuame, glutinous starch syrup

Descendants

• → English: mizuame