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Kanji Detail for 菓 - "fruit, confection"

菓

  • Meaning

    菓 means "fruit, confection."

    1. Fruit - Tree fruits; nuts; berries.

    2. Confection - Sweets; pastries; snacks.

    3. Dessert - Sweet foods.

  • Words using 菓

    • 菓子 かし Listen confectionery; sweets; candy
    • 和菓子 わがし Listen wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
    • お菓子 おかし Listen confections; sweets; candy
    • お菓子屋 おかしや Listen confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
    • 駄菓子屋 だがしや Listen small-time candy store; penny candy store

  • Tattoo check: 菓

    • Verified meaning: fruit, confection
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くるみ, このみ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 菓

    Given names 菓(このみ)Listen

    Surnames 菓(くるみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    candy; cakes; fruit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fruits, nuts, berries

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 果[guo3]; fruit

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    fruit confection sweet treats sweets pastry cake candy dessert sugar cookie chocolate bonbon pie caramel meringue bakery

Sentences including 菓

  • Will you have some more cake?

  • Please help yourself to the cake.

  • Please help yourself to the cake.

  • May i eat this cake?

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