| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| お菓子 | おかし |
Pronunciation: okashi
How to Say It Outloud: oh-kah-shee
Usage: Used to refer generally to sweets, snacks, or confectioneries.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日、お菓子をたくさん食べました。
昨日、お菓子をたくさん食べました。Example Sentence English:Yesterday, I ate a lot of sweets.
Yesterday, I ate a lot of sweets.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 甘い物 | あまいもの |
Pronunciation: amai mono
How to Say It Outloud: ah-mai moh-noh
Usage: Used to specifically refer to sweet-tasting items.
Example Sentence Japanese:私は甘い物が大好きです。
私は甘い物が大好きです。Example Sentence English:I love sweet things.
I love sweet things.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| キャンディー | キャンディー |
Pronunciation: kyandii
How to Say It Outloud: kyan-dee
Usage: Specifically refers to candy.
Example Sentence Japanese:子供達はキャンディーが好きです。
子供達はキャンディーが好きです。Example Sentence English:Children love candy.
Children love candy.Dictionary
菓子かしCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
- Confectionery
お菓子おかしCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- confections; sweets; candy; cake
甘いものあまいもの
Noun- sweets; sweet food
糖菓とうか
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- sweets; sweetmeats; confectionary; candy
キャンデーキャンディCommon word
Noun- candy; sweets
- Candy
甘味あまみCommon word
Noun- sweetness; sugary taste
- sweets; dessert; cake
- Sweetness
甘党あまとう
Noun- person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
ドルチェドルチェ
Noun- dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake
- dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly
- Dolce
スイーツスイーツ
Noun- sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
二刀流にとうりゅう
Noun- liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets
- bisexuality
- player who can play as both pitcher and fielder
- dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
冷菓れいか
Noun- chilled dessert; frozen dessert
- Frozen dessert
かんみ
Noun- sweetness; sugary taste
- sweets; dessert; cake
- charm; appeal
- taste; flavour; flavor
駄菓子だがし
Noun- penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
雛菓子ひながし
Noun- sweets for offering at the Dolls' Festival
コンフェティコンフェティ
Noun- confetti
- candy; sweets
御目出糖おめでとう
Noun- Japanese sweets made with glutinous rice and azuki bean paste
焼き菓子やきがし
Noun- baked sweets
半生菓子はんなまがし
Noun- semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
棹物さおもの
Noun- saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
琥珀糖こはくとう
Noun- amber sweets; confection of brightly colored sweetened, melted agar-agar
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