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かき氷 (かきごおり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
shaved ice ; snow cone
food / cooking
A summer treat made of finely shaved ice topped with flavored syrup. Often served at festivals and street stalls. The English terms 'Italian ice' and 'sno-cone' are approximate equivalents.
かき
氷ごおり
が
一いち
番ばん
好す
き
です
。
I like strawberry-flavored shaved ice the best.
Written forms かき 氷ごおり Usage 70%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
カキ 氷ごおり Usage 30%
Variant with katakana for the first part; seen in some shop signs and casual writing.
欠か き 氷ごおり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 欠き is a simplified substitute for 掻き.
掻か き 氷ごおり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 掻く means 'to scrape/shave', but the kanji is uncommon.
Similar words アイスクリーム Ice cream is a dairy-based frozen dessert, while かき氷 is simply shaved ice with syrup.
かき 氷ごおり 機き A shaved ice machine; the device used to make かき氷.
Etymology From 掻き (kaki, 'scraping', continuative form of 掻く) + 氷 (kōri, 'ice'). The kōri changes to gōri due to rendaku. The kanji 欠き and 欠 are simplified substitutes for 掻き.
