お菓子(かし)

おかし
noun
sweets, snacks, confections
food
1. sweets, snacks, confections
Sweet foods or snacks; includes candy, cookies, cakes, etc.
お菓子(かし)を買(か)う。
To buy snacks.
お菓子(かし)が好(す)きです。
I like sweets.
I received sweets as a souvenir.
子供(こども)たちにお菓子(かし)をあげた。
I gave the children snacks.
The sweets at this shop are very popular.

お菓子(かし) is a general term for sweets, snacks, and confections.

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Common expressions

Usage

The お prefix (honorific) is commonly used but can be dropped: 菓子(かし). In compounds, お is usually omitted: 和菓子(わがし), 菓子(かし)折(おり) (box of sweets).