唐菓子からくだもの

also: とうがし

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Meanings

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noun

deep-fried Chinese-style pastry

Historical Japanese term for a type of fried dough confection introduced from China, often sweetened with jiaogulan (amachazuru). Primarily encountered in historical or culinary contexts.

唐とう菓が子しは奈な良ら時じ代だいに中ちゅう国ごくから伝つたわった揚あげ菓子

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Tōgashi are deep-fried pastries introduced from China during the Nara period.

この資し料りょう館かんでは、復ふく元げんされた唐とう菓が子しが展てん示じされている。

Recreated tōgashi are on display at this museum.

Kanji

唐T'ang, China, foreign
果fruit, reward, carry out
物thing, object, matter
菓candy, cakes, fruit
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

菓か子し
菓子 is a general term for confectionery or sweets, while 唐菓子 specifically refers to a historical Chinese-style deep-fried pastry.

Built from

唐から+果物くだもの

Written forms

唐菓子
- とうがし
  Most common modern spelling for this historical Chinese-style confection.
- からくだもの
唐から果物くだもの
Older variant spelling using 果物; reading からくだもの is associated with this form.
唐菓物からくだもの
Variant spelling; less common than 唐菓子.
とうがし

Etymology

Compound of 唐 (tō, 'Tang; Chinese') and 菓子 (kashi, 'confection'). The reading からくだもの is older, using 果物 (kudamono, 'fruit') and the native Japanese reading for 唐 (kara).