綿菓子

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Japanese[edit]

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

Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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