御八つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	八
お Grade: S	や Grade: 1
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 御八つ – see the following entry.

【お八やつ】 [noun] [from 1688] (historical) in the old timekeeping system, the period of roughly 2:00 until 4:00, both AM and PM [noun] [from 1703] (by extension) a snack eaten at around 3:00 pm [noun] (more generally) a snack between meals Alternative spelling 御八

(This term, 御八つ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)