also: こんぺいとう · コンペートー
konpeitō; small colored sugar candy with tiny bumps
A traditional Japanese sugar candy shaped like small stars or spheres with many tiny pointed protrusions. Often given as a gift or used in celebrations.
from Portuguese confeito
My grandmother gave me some konpeitō.
These konpeitō are colorful and cute.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare ateji variant.