綿菓子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
綿
わた
Grade: 5
か > が
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 綿(わた) (wata, cotton) + 菓子(かし) (kashi, sweet).

The kashi changes to gashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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綿(わた)()() (watagashiわたぐわし (watagwasi)?

  1. cotton candy (US), candy floss (UK)
    Synonyms: 電気飴 (denkiame), 綿飴 (wataame)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN