Onyomi: カ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: cakes, candy, fruit
Kanji for cakes, candy, fruit
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菓 is formed from the grass/plant radical 艹 on the top and the character 果 on the bottom. 艹 represents plants or vegetation, while 果 means fruit or something that grows on a tree. Together, they show fruit growing on a plant. From this structure, 菓 came to mean sweets, confectionery, or fruit-based foods.
菓 shows fruit growing from plants, meaning sweets or fruit-based foods.
Think of plants (艹) growing fruit (果). Those fruits are used to make sweets and treats — that idea is 菓.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 菓 | か | fruit | Noun |
| 菓子 | かし | confectionery, sweets, candy, cake | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 果物 | くだもの | fruit | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 菓子屋 | かしや | confectionery shop, candy store, sweet shop | Noun |
| 菓子司 | かしつかさ | Japanese confectionery store (orig. one of high standing, supplying the imperial court, etc.), Japanese confectionery maker | Noun |
| 菓子折り | かしおり | box of cakes | Noun |
| 菓子札 | かしふだ | card (oft. featuring illustrations of sweets) used to represent money when gambling | Noun |
| 菓子盆 | かしぼん | cake tray (dish) | Noun |
| 菓子器 | かしき | cake box | Noun |
| 菓子皿 | かしざら | cake dish | Noun |