Word Meaning お菓子

おかし okashi

お菓子 is read as おかし (okashi) and means confections.

Meaning

English

  1. confections
  2. sweets
  3. candy
  4. cake

Reading

Kana

おかし

Romaji

okashi

Writing Variants

  • 御菓子 おかし okashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 菓子,茶菓,茶受け Related Words チョコレート,チョコ,ショコラ,甘味,甘み,スイーツ,手作り,ケーキ Rank 16294 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お菓子作り

おかしづくり

confectionery making

菓子

かし

confectionery

和菓子

わがし

wagashi

洋菓子

ようがし

Western confectionery

上生菓子

じょうなまがし

high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)

半生菓子

はんなまがし

semiperishable sweets

土産菓子

みやげがし

local sweets (sold as a souvenir)

生菓子

なまがし

fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste)

上菓子

じょうがし

quality cakes

京菓子

きょうがし

traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)

主菓子

おもがし

Japanese sweet eaten with koicha

生洋菓子

なまようがし

fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

Example Sentences

10

Buy me a snack.

This candy is sweet.

Who ate my snacks?

Who ate my snacks?

I very much want to eat sweet confections.

Would you like a piece of candy?

Where can I buy snacks?

Who ate all the candy?

This candy is delicious.

I got so much candy.