かき氷(ごおり)

かきごおり

noun

shaved ice

food

1. shaved ice, snow cone

A cold dessert made of finely shaved ice topped with flavored syrup. A classic Japanese summer treat.

かき氷(ごおり)を食(た)べたい。

I want to eat shaved ice.

イチゴ味(あじ)のかき氷(ごおり)を注文(ちゅうもん)した。

I ordered a strawberry-flavored shaved ice.

夏祭(なつまつ)りの屋台(やたい)でかき氷(ごおり)を買(か)うのが毎年(まいとし)の楽(たの)しみだ。

Buying shaved ice at the summer festival stalls is something I look forward to every year.

Also written as カキ氷(ごおり) or 掻(か)き氷(ごおり). The 氷(こおり) reading changes to ごおり in this compound (rendaku).

TYPES (flavors and toppings):

イチゴ: strawberry
メロン: melon
ブルーハワイ: blue Hawaii
宇治(うじ)抹茶(まっちゃ): Uji matcha
練乳(れんにゅう)がけ: with condensed milk

Culture: Shops selling かき氷(ごおり) display a flag with the character 氷(こおり) in red on a white background. In recent years, gourmet かき氷(ごおり) shops with 天然(てんねん)氷(ごおり) (natural ice) have become popular.

Related Words

Related: アイスクリーム (ice cream)

Related: アイス (ice cream)

Compare: 氷菓子(こおりがし) (frozen treat)

Related: バニラアイス (vanilla ice cream)

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Added 2026.2.6 9:35 · Revised 2026.10.8 16:24

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