Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words ひな 祭まつ り ひな祭り is the festival itself (March 3rd), while 雛菓子 refers specifically to the sweets offered during that festival.
菱ひし 餅もち 菱餅 is a type of diamond-shaped rice cake often included among 雛菓子 .
雛ひな あられ 雛あられ are colorful bite-sized rice crackers, another common type of 雛菓子 .
Written forms 雛ひな 菓が 子し
Standard kanji spelling for the Dolls' Festival sweets.
ひな 菓が 子し
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also used.
Etymology Compound of 雛 (hina, 'doll') and 菓子 (kashi, 'sweets'). The term is directly associated with the Hinamatsuri tradition.
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