Japanese Meaning of お菓子 (おかし) okashi

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Japanese Vocabulary: お菓子

Meaning: “snack” or “sweets.” 

It refers to small, non-essential foods that are often eaten between meals or as a treat.

Examples

  1. お菓子を食べる eat a snack  
  2. お菓子だから、甘い。 Because it is candy, it is sweet.  
  3. お菓子を袋に詰める。 We pack sweets into a bag.  
  4. このお菓子は要冷蔵だ These cakes must be refrigerated.  
  5. ポップコーンのお菓子 popcorn snack  
  6. お菓子を食べ過ぎるな。 Don’t eat too many snacks.  
  7. お客様にお菓子を頂いた。 We received some sweets from our customer.  
  8. お菓子のおまけを集める。 I collect free gifts that come inside boxes of sweets.  
  9. バスケットに入ったお菓子 basket of sweets  
  10. お菓子をおいしく食べます。 I enjoy the sweets.

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