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    3. お八つ

    お八つ

    お​八やつ​

    between-meal snack

    KMT6CoreNounFood & DiningKanji Vocab6 strokes

    御八つ

    おやつ

    Noun

    1.
    between-meal snack
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    毎まい日にち、午ご後ごにお八やつを食たべます。

    I eat a snack every afternoon.

    KMT3Food & DiningDaily Life
    子こ供どもたちはお八やつの時じ間かんが大だい好すきです。

    Children love snack time.

    KMT5Food & DiningFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんでは、伝でん統とう的てきなお八やつとして和わ菓が子しが人にん気きです。

    In Japan, traditional Japanese sweets are popular as snacks.

    KMT6Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    仕し事ごとの合あい間まにお八やつを食たべて、気き分ぶん転てん換かんをしました。

    I had a snack during work to refresh myself.

    KMT6Food & DiningWork & Career
    健けん康こうのため、お八やつは控ひかえめにしています。

    For health reasons, I'm moderating my snacks.

    KMT7Food & DiningMedicine & Health

    Characters that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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