大福(だいふく)

だいふく
noun
daifuku, stuffed mochi
food
1. daifuku, mochi stuffed with sweet filling
A Japanese confection consisting of a soft, round mochi (rice cake) shell filled with sweet bean paste or other fillings. A classic Japanese sweet.
大福(だいふく)を一(ひと)つ買(か)った。
I bought one daifuku.
いちご大福(だいふく)が人気(にんき)の和菓子屋(わがしや)に行(い)った。
I went to a Japanese sweets shop famous for its strawberry daifuku.
祖母(そぼ)が手作(てづく)りの大福(だいふく)を作(つく)ってくれて、柔(やわ)らかくて餡(あん)がたっぷり入(はい)っていた。
My grandmother made homemade daifuku for me — they were soft and packed with sweet bean paste.

Cultural note

Full name is 大福餅(だいふくもち). A staple of Japanese confectionery (和菓子(わがし)). Traditional filling is 餡(あん) (sweet red bean paste), but modern variations include いちご大福(だいふく) (strawberry daifuku), クリーム大福(だいふく) (cream daifuku), and other flavors. The name literally means "great fortune," making it an auspicious sweet.

Types

  • 豆(まめ)大福(だいふく): daifuku with red beans mixed into the mochi
  • いちご大福(だいふく): strawberry daifuku (strawberry wrapped inside)
  • 塩(しお)大福(だいふく): slightly salted daifuku

Common collocations

  • いちご大福(だいふく): strawberry daifuku
  • 大福(だいふく)餅(もち): daifuku mochi (formal name)
  • 大福(だいふく)を食(た)べる: to eat daifuku

Related Words

Related: 草餅(くさもち) (mugwort rice cake)
Related: お餅(もち) (rice cake)
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Added 2026.2.20 18:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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