おはぎ

noun

ohagi; sweet rice ball coated with red bean paste, soybean flour, or sesame

A traditional Japanese sweet made from glutinous rice formed into balls and coated with sweetened red bean paste (anko), kinako (soybean flour), or sesame. Often eaten during the autumn equinox (higan).

• お彼ひ岸がんにはおはぎを作つくって食たべます。

  We make and eat ohagi during the equinoctial week.

• 祖そ母ぼが作つくるおはぎは、あんこがたっぷりでおいしい。

  The ohagi my grandmother makes are delicious with plenty of sweet bean paste.