生菓子

なまがし

Meanings

1. Noun fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste)
2. fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

Kanji

• 生 raw. Read as なま.
• 菓 sweets
• 子 child. Read as シ.

Words containing 生菓子

• 上生菓子 (じょうなまがし) high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
• 半生菓子 (はんなまがし) semiperishable sweets
• 洋生菓子 (ようなまがし) fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

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