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お八つ、御八つ おやつ oyatsu

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone between-meal snack
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
    see: 八つ時

Kanji in this word

eight, eight, radical

Example sentences

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。
kodomo no naka ni ha suupaa de o kashi ka oyatsu wo kaxtsu te morae nai to dada wo kone hajimeru ko ga iru 。
Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.
三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。
saburou ha teeburu no ue ni dasa re ta oyatsu wo gaxtsu to toxtsu ta 。
Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.
おやつにプリンを食べた。
oyatsu ni purin wo tabe ta 。
I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.

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