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)

Noun

菓(か)子(し) • (kashi) ^{←くわし (kwasi)?}

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 氷菓子(こおりがし) (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)
• 上菓子(じょうがし) (jōgashi)
• 駄菓子(だがし) (dagashi)
• 茶菓子(ちゃがし) (chagashi)
• 生菓子(なまがし) (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)
• 水菓子(みずがし) (mizugashi)
• 蒸(む)し菓子(がし) (mushigashi)
• 盛(も)り菓子(がし) (morigashi)
• 洋菓子(ようがし) (yōgashi)
• 和菓子(わがし) (wagashi)
• 綿菓子(わたがし) (watagashi)
• 菓子(かし)パン (kashipan)
• 菓子屋(かしや) (kashiya)
• 菓子器(かしき) (kashiki)
• 菓子皿(かしざら) (kashizara)
• 菓子折(かしお)り (kashiori)
• 菓子鉢(かしばち) (kashibachi)
• 菓子盆(かしぼん) (kashibon)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
菓	子

Noun

菓子 • (gwaja) (hangeul 과자)

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

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Okinawan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷaːɕi/

Noun

菓(くゎー)子(し) (kwāshi) 

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

Derived terms

• う菓子

 

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷaɕi/

Noun

菓(くゎ)子(し) (kwashi) 

1. Alternative form of 菓子 (kwāshi)

References

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