Meaning

Primary

Shaved Ice

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is かき ice, which is shaved ice.

Reading

かきごおり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for is the same as the one you learned (こおり) except it gets converted to ごおり because it comes after かき, so it's rendaku'd.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • かき氷のトッピング

    shaved ice toppings

    かき氷のシロップ

    shaved ice syrup

    かき氷のメニュー

    shaved ice menu

Context Sentences

大きいかき氷がたべたい。

I want to eat a big bowl of shaved ice.

日本では、かき氷が人気です。

Shaved ice is popular in Japan.

そのかき氷の赤いシロップは、イチゴですか?トマトですか?

Is that red syrup on the shaved ice strawberry? Or tomato?

Kanji Composition