Kanji

菓

candy, cakes, fruit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Common Readings

Example sentences

お菓子 おかし
彼女は週末になると、よく手作りのお菓子を焼いてくれる。

She often bakes homemade sweets on the weekends.

分ける わける
このお菓子をみんなで分けましょう。

Let's share these sweets with everyone.

菓子 かし
子供たちは食後の菓子を楽しみにしている。

The children look forward to having sweets after their meal.

みずから みずから
江戸時代には、みずからという昆布菓子が親しまれていた。

In the Edo period, a kelp confectionery called 'mizukara' was popular.

駄菓子屋 だがしや
子供の頃、放課後によく駄菓子屋へ行ったものだ。

When I was a child, I used to go to the candy store often after school.

駄菓子 だがし
子供のころ、近所の駄菓子屋でお菓子を買うのが楽しみだった。

When I was a child, I looked forward to buying sweets at the neighborhood candy store.

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