和菓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和	菓	子
わ Grade: 3	か > が Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

和(わ) (wa, “Japanese”) + 菓子(かし) (kashi, “confection, sweets, candy”), with rendaku

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わがし [wàgáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun

和(わ)菓(が)子(し) • (wagashi) ^{←わぐわし (wagwasi)?}

1. traditional Japanese confection

   Coordinate term: 洋菓子 (yōgashi)

See also

• 菓子(かし) (kashi): confection, sweets, candy
• お茶菓子(ちゃがし) (ochagashi): confection for tea
• お茶請(ちゃう)け (ochauke): confection for tea
• 駄菓子(だがし) (dagashi)
• 饅頭(まんじゅう) (manjū)
• 羊羹(ようかん) (yōkan)
• 飴(あめ) (ame): candy
• 餡(あん) (an): sweet bean jam
• 煎餅(せんべい) (senbei): Japanese rice cookies
• 団(だん)子(ご) (dango): sweet dumpling
• 落雁(らくがん) (rakugan)
• 銅鑼焼(どらや)き (dorayaki)
• 大判焼(おおばんや)き (ōban'yaki)
• 鯛焼(たいや)き (taiyaki)
• 最中(もなか) (monaka): wafers filled with sweet bean jam