砂 糖 菓 子(さとうがし)

さとうがし

noun

sugar confection; candy; sugar craft

1. sugar confection; candy made primarily from sugar

Sweets or confections made with sugar as the main ingredient, such as rock candy, bonbons, fondant, or decorative sugar sculptures. Distinct from chocolate-based or rice-based confections.

砂糖菓子(さとうがし)をお土産(みやげ)に買(か)った。

I bought sugar confections as a souvenir.

この砂糖菓子(さとうがし)は見(み)た目(め)が美(うつく)しい。

These sugar confections are beautiful to look at.

職人(しょくにん)が一(ひと)つ一(ひと)つ手作(てづく)りした砂糖菓子(さとうがし)が、ショーケースに並(なら)んでいる。

Sugar confections, each handmade by a craftsman, are lined up in the display case.

Composed of 砂糖(さとう) (sugar) and 菓子(かし) (confection, sweets — voiced to がし through rendaku). Refers specifically to sweets where sugar is the primary ingredient and defining characteristic.

In Japanese confectionery tradition, 砂糖菓子(さとうがし) includes decorative items like 金平糖(こんぺいとう) (konpeito star-shaped sugar candy) and 飴(あめ)細工(ざいく) (candy sculpting). Western-style sugar crafts such as fondant decorations also fall under this term.

The word is also used figuratively in the expression 砂糖菓子(さとうがし)のような to mean overly sweet or saccharine, describing something unrealistically pleasant.

Common collocations

砂糖菓子(さとうがし)のような: saccharine; overly sweet (figurative)
手作(てづく)りの砂糖菓子(さとうがし): handmade sugar confections
砂糖菓子(さとうがし)細工(ざいく): sugar craft; decorative sugar work

Similar words

飴(あめ): hard candy — a specific type of sugar sweet
和菓子(わがし): Japanese confections — broader category of traditional sweets
洋菓子(ようがし): Western confections — broader category of Western-style sweets
お菓子(かし): snacks; sweets — the most general term

Related Words

Compare: 飴(あめ) (hard candy)

Compare: 和菓子(わがし) (Japanese confections)

Compare: 洋菓子(ようがし) (Western confections)

Compare: お菓子(かし) (snacks)

Compare: 飴細工(あめざいく) (candy sculpture)

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