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])
• 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)