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菓 means 'candy'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1676   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 54    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 58 words   Used in 42 names   Not used as a component
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 菓 - click the badge to download
Japan produces desserts from the world over, but its traditional confections offer the most surprises. Find out how a Japanese "sweet" may not be sweet at all and how even a fried vegetable could qualify! Also learn about the connection between 菓 and the tea ceremony, a recurring confection fair in Japan, gift cakes and gift horses, and what gods in Japan like to eat and drink.
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⿱  艹 (艸) grass  果 result; fruit; bear fruit  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 菓 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 菓 is used 54 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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カ (read as が) : 29 words FIND ALL
わ が し 2
noun
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
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カ : 25 words FIND ALL
お か し 2
noun
confections; sweets; candy
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An additional 4 less common words include 菓 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1047  Joy o' Kanji : 1047  Key to Kanji: - 

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菓
カ    candy   
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果
カ    result   はたす to carry out   はて end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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田
デン   た rice field   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
艹
grass   
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