菓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菓	子
か Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• お菓子(かし) (okashi), 御菓子(おかし) (okashi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かし [káꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕi]

Noun

菓(か)子(し) • (kashi) ^{←くわし (kwasi)?}

1. confection, confectionery; any sweet foodstuff eaten for enjoyment rather than nourishment, including but not limited to candy / sweets, chocolate, cakes, pastries, cookies / biscuits

Usage notes

• Often prefixed with 御(お) (o-).

Derived terms

• 菓子(かし)パン (kashipan)
• 菓子屋(かしや) (kashiya)
• 菓子器(かしき) (kashiki)
• 菓(か)子(し)皿(ざら) (kashizara)
• 菓子折(かしお)り (kashiori)
• 菓(か)子(し)鉢(ばち) (kashibachi)
• 菓(か)子(し)盆(ぼん) (kashibon)
• 氷(こおり)菓(が)子(し) (kōrigashi): candy made from ingredients such as dairy, juice, egg, and sugar water (e.g. ice pop, sherbert, etc and in a wider sense, including ice cream)
• 上(じょう)菓(が)子(し) (jōgashi)
• 駄菓子(だがし) (dagashi)
• 茶(ちゃ)菓(が)子(し) (chagashi)
• 唐菓子(とうがし) (tōgashi)
• 生(なま)菓(が)子(し) (namagashi)
• 練(ね)り菓子(がし) (nerigashi)
• 干菓子(ひがし) (higashi), 乾菓子(ひがし) (higashi)
• 引(ひ)き菓子(がし) (hikigashi)
• 水(みず)菓(が)子(し) (mizugashi)
• 蒸(む)し菓子(がし) (mushigashi)
• 餅菓子(もちがし) (mochigashi)
• 盛(も)り菓子(がし) (morigashi)
• 洋(よう)菓(が)子(し) (yōgashi)
• 和菓子(わがし) (wagashi)
• 綿(わた)菓(が)子(し) (watagashi)

References

• “菓子”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
菓	子

Noun

菓子 • (gwaja) (hangeul 과자)

1. hanja form^? of 과자 (“confection, sweet”)

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
菓	子
くゎー Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
菓	子
くゎ Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷaːɕi/
• IPA^(key): /kʷaɕi/

Noun

菓(くゎー)子(し) or 菓(くゎ)子(し) (kwāshi or kwashi) 

1. sweet, confection
2. candy
3. pastry, cake, cookie

Derived terms

• う菓子

References

• “クヮーシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).^{(permanent dead link)}
• “クヮシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).^{(permanent dead link)}
• “クヮーシ（くゎーし）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.