菓子
かし · kashi
Confectionery, sweets, candy, cake
Other ways to say “confectionery” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
綿菓子を買いました。
わたがしをかいました。
I bought cotton candy.
Nihoner sentence bank
子供に綿菓子を買いました。
こどもにわたがしをかいました。
I bought cotton candy for a child.
Nihoner sentence bank
隣の人からお菓子をもらった。
となりのひとからおかしをもらった。
I got sweets from the neighbor.
Nihoner sentence bank
彼はお茶とお菓子を持ってきた。
かれはおちゃとおかしをもってきた。
He brought tea and sweets.
Nihoner sentence bank
Say it out loud
Press the microphone and say 菓子 (かし)
Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.
Do you really know it?
Learn its family in 60 seconds
6 words that share a kanji with 菓子. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.
Your memory hook
Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.
Kanji in this word
Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →
Words that share a kanji
Questions
What does 菓子 mean?
Confectionery, sweets, candy, cake.
How do you pronounce 菓子?
かし (kashi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 菓子?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
How do I remember 菓子?
Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).
Save your words
Create a free account and they will be waiting in your review deck — Nihoner brings each one back right before you would forget it.
Free · no card · your words are kept