かき氷

Japanese
かき氷 (kakigōri)
Kanji in this term
氷
こおり > ごおり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
掻き氷
欠き氷
欠氷

Etymology

Compound of 欠き (kaki), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 欠く (kaku, “to break, chip”) + 氷 (kōri, “ice”).

The kōri changes to gōri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かきご​おり [kàkígóꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠kʲiɡo̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

かき氷(ごおり) • (kakigōri) ←かきごほり (kakigofori)?

  1. crushed ice
    Synonyms: 搗ち割り (kachiwari), 打っ欠き (bukkaki)
  2. shaved ice, usually topped with ingredients such as honey, syrup, etc.
    Synonym: 氷水 (kōrimizu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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