おこわ

noun

okowa; glutinous rice steamed with red beans or other ingredients

A traditional Japanese dish of glutinous rice steamed with adzuki beans or other ingredients; often served on celebratory occasions. Similar to 赤飯 (sekihan), but おこわ may use different toppings or be less strictly associated with festivities.

See also: 赤飯 · 強飯

• おばあちゃんが作つくってくれたおこわは、栗くりが入はいっていてとても美味おいしかった。

  The okowa my grandmother made for me had chestnuts in it and was really delicious.

• お祝いわいの席せきには、おこわと赤せき飯はんが並ならんだ。

  At the celebration, both okowa and sekihan were served.

noun

trickery; deception

Archaic meaning; not used in modern Japanese. The word おこわ in this sense is obsolete.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「おこわ」を「たばかりごと」の意いで使つかった例れいがある。

  In old documents, there are examples where 'okowa' is used to mean 'trickery'.