Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of お八つ(おやつ) in Japanese

お八つ, お八, 御八つ
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
おやつ
Romaji
oyatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    between meal snack
    Example sentence
    子供の中にはスーパーでお菓子かおやつを買ってもらえないとだだをこね始める子がいる。 Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
    Example sentence
    三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。 Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.

Examples of お八つ, お八, 御八つ, おやつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

御 JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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八 JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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