Word Meaning 駄菓子

だがし dagashi

駄菓子 is read as だがし (dagashi) and means penny candy.

Meaning

English

penny candy
cheap individually wrapped sweets

Reading

Kana

だがし

Romaji

dagashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Related Words アメ,飴,水飴,飴玉,菓子,お菓子,御菓子,駄菓子屋 Rank 10006 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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駄菓子屋

だがしや

small-time candy store

献上菓子

けんじょうがし

high-quality confectionary made using white sugar (Muromachi period)

盛菓子

もりがし

cakes heaped in a container for a shrine offering

南蛮菓子

なんばんがし

confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized

砂糖菓子

さとうがし

candy

雛菓子

ひながし

sweets for offering at the Dolls' Festival

菓子

かし

confectionery

お菓子

おかし

confections

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

Example Sentences

駄菓子屋さんが閉店してしまった。

The candy store is closed.

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