also: かしし
noun
traditional Japanese confectionery shop; confectioner
Historically referred to a high-status confectionery that supplied the imperial court or nobility. In modern usage, it can refer to any traditional Japanese sweet shop or maker, often with a connotation of quality and craftsmanship.
京都の老舗の菓子司で、美しい和菓子を買いました。
I bought beautiful Japanese sweets at a long-established confectionery in Kyoto.
彼は代々続く菓子司の跡取りです。
He is the heir to a family-run confectionery that has been passed down for generations.
Compound of 菓子 (kashi, 'confectionery') and 司 (tsukasa, 'official' or 'director'), originally denoting an official position in charge of sweets for the imperial court. The reading かしし is a less common variant.