Japanese symbol for “sweets”
菓子
かし
Romaji: kashi
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
In Japanese, sweets is 菓子, read かし (kashi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sweets”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お菓子 | おかし okashi | confections; sweets; candy |
| 甘味 | あまみ amami | sweets; dessert; cake |
| スイーツ | スイーツ suiitsu | sweets (desserts, candy, etc.) |
| キャンディ | キャンディ kyandi | candy; sweets |
| 甘味 | かんみ kanmi | sweets; dessert; cake |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駄菓子 | だがし dagashi | penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets |
| 和菓子 | わがし wagashi | wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery |
| お菓子 | おかし okashi | confections; sweets; candy |
| 洋菓子 | ようがし yougashi | Western confectionery |
| 製菓 | せいか seika | confectionery production |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sweets”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.