氷菓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氷 菓
ひょう
Grade: 3
か
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/hjoː kʷa/ → /hjoːka/

Likely derived from Middle Chinese elements 氷 (hyō, “ice”) + 菓 (ka, “candy”).

May also be a shortening of 氷菓子 (kōri-gashi), by reinterpretation of the kun reading of 氷 (kōri) to on-reading hyō.

Pronunciation

Noun

氷(ひょう)菓(か) • (hyōka) ←ひようくわ (fyoukwa)?

  1. an iced or frozen dessert, usually added or mixed with other ingredients
    Synonym: 氷菓子 (kōri-gashi)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
氷菓

Noun

氷菓 • (binggwa) (hangeul 빙과)

  1. Hanja form? of 빙과 (“frozen dessert”).
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