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菓

Cake
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカ
JōyōGrade 8Level 26
  1. confectionery
  2. sweets
  3. candy

Popular Usage

お菓子菓子

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · fruit · rice field (田) · brains · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1203

Compound words

お菓子おかし
confections; sweets; candy; cake
菓子かし
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
菓子屋かしや
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
駄菓子だがし
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
和菓子わがし
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
駄菓子屋だがしや
small-time candy store; penny candy store
お菓子屋おかしや
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
菓物くだもの
fruit
製菓せいか
confectionery production
氷菓ひょうか
Hyōka (2001 novel and media franchise)
菓子皿かしざら
cake dish
乾菓子ひがし
dry Japanese confectionery
干菓子ひがし
dry Japanese confectionery
御菓子おかし
confections
上菓子じょうがし
quality cakes
水菓子みずがし
jelly dessert
棹物菓子さおものがし
Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
透菓子麺麭スカシカシパン
sand dollar (Astriclypeus mannii)

Additional Examples

人々を信じなさい。だけど、知らない人からお菓子を貰ってはいけませんよ。
Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.tatoeba
自由にお菓子をお取りください。
Please help yourself to the cake.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Sweets. 艹 (plant) + 果 (fruit) — fruit as a treat. 菓子 — confectionery.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 菓

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step