水みず菓が子し

noun

jelly dessert; jellied sweet

Refers to a traditional Japanese jelly-like sweet, often made from fruit juice, agar, or kudzu starch. Not a general term for Western-style jelly.

• 夏なつになると、祖そ母ぼが手て作づくりの水みず菓が子しを作つくってくれた。

  In summer, my grandmother would make homemade jelly desserts for us.

noun

fruit

Archaic or literary term for fruit, especially when served as a dessert or refreshment. In modern Japanese, 果物 (くだもの) is the standard word.

• 昔むかしの文ぶん献けんでは、水みず菓が子しは果物くだもの全ぜん般ぱんを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 水菓子 can refer to fruit in general.