Word Meaning 洋菓子

ようがし yougashi

洋菓子 is read as ようがし (yougashi) and means Western confectionery.

Meaning

English

  1. Western confectionery

Reading

Kana

ようがし

Romaji

yougashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 和菓子 Rank 21998 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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洋生菓子

ようなまがし

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

生洋菓子

なまようがし

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

西洋菓子

せいようがし

Western confectionery

菓子

かし

confectionery

お菓子

おかし

confections

和菓子

わがし

wagashi

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)

Example Sentences

2

かのじょはようがしよりわがしをよくたべる。

She eats traditional sweets more often than Western pastries.

Japanese sweets are lower in calories than Western sweets.