coarse sugar; granulated sugar; brown sugar
Refers to sugar with large crystals, often used in Japanese sweets and cooking. Can be white or brown; context determines the type.
I made cookies using coarse sugar.
This Japanese sweet is coated with coarse sugar.
corn snow; granular snow
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 粗目 and 双目 are rare.
Katakana spelling is also used, especially in product names or for emphasis.
Rare kanji form; 粗 suggests 'coarse' and 目 suggests 'grain'.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic word ざらざら (rough, gritty) referring to the coarse texture.