In this article, we are going to look at some Japanese sweets and different ways to pronounce sweet and sweet in the Japanese language. Let's also get to know some popular Japanese snacks and sweets dagashi, and a complete list of sweets in Japanese.
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Famous Japanese sweets and their flavors
Everyone knows that Japan is full of sweets and snacks of countless different flavors and varieties. Several flavors and limited editions are created almost daily. Some sweets have been hugely successful, and have survived among these thousands of tasty inventions. In this article we will see the main sweets known in Japan.
Most of the Japanese snacks and sweets below fall into the category dagashi [駄菓子] which literally means cheap sweets that can be found in small candy shops or convenience stores.
- Wasabeef - わさビーフ - Potato flavored with wasabi and meat;
- Creme Collon - A cream-filled cookie, with that strange name..;
- Every Burger - Chocolate cookies that look like small hamburgers;
- Poifull - Fruit-flavored jelly beans;
- Pucca - Cookies with a chocolate filling in the shape of a fish;
- Green Gum - The name says it all, green gum;
- Crunky Popjoy - Chocolate filled with crunchy rice;
- Sweetie Gum - A beloved candy..;
- Chelsea - Classic hard toffees;
- Kani Pan - Crab-shaped bread;
- Dars - chocolate squares;
- Kinoko no Yama - Literally "mushroom mountain," a delicious chocolate-covered biscuit;
- Jagariko are potato sticks flavored with cheese and vegetables;
- Chokobi - Star-shaped chocolate from the anime Shin-chan;
- Hi Chew - Chewy candy with fruit flavor;
- Koalas March - Koala Cookies with various fillings;
- Pinky - Small spicy bullets;
- Baby Star Ramen Snacks shaped like noodles;
- Bisuko - Classic Japanese cookie;
- Tohato Caramel Corn - Caramelized corn snack;
- Meiji Chocolate - A famous chocolate;
- Papico - A popsicle in the shape of a bottle with a milkshake flavor;
- Kitkat - Kit kat is popular in Japan. (See about the flavors of kit kat by clicking here.)
- Caplico - Soft chocolate-covered cone;
- Tiroru - They are classic chocolate squares, with dozens of flavors and seasonal varieties;
- Dairy - Milk and caramel flavored candies;
- Gari Gari Kun - A famous ice cream brand with various different flavors;
- Umaibo - A different type of snack in various flavors;
- Ghana Chocolate - Popular brand of slightly dark chocolate;
- Choco Baby - Small candy made of chocolate;
- Apollo - Chocolate that mixes strawberry and milk with chocolate in the shape of a space capsule;
- Choco Ball - Chocolate with a crispy filling, either strawberry or peanut;
- Pocky - They are chocolate-covered sticks. Very popular in Japan;
Did you like our short list of dagashi japanese sweets?
Different ways to say Candy in Japan
In the Japanese language, there are many words that have or refer to the same meaning in Portuguese and vice versa. Let's examine the different ways to say "sweet" in Japanese and also the names of some categories and sweets in general.
| Kanji | Kana | Romaji | Meaning / Notes |
| 甘い | sweet | Sweet | It means Sweet, and it can refer to the sweet taste. |
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甜
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sweet | Ama | It also means sweet, but it is no longer used, only in Chinese. |
| Candy | Kyandi | An Americanized version of candy written in katakana. | |
| candy | candy | Rain | Specifically it means candy, or candy of the kind. |
| candy | candy | Amedama | Candy in general, specifically jellybeans or round candies |
| sweets | snack | Sweets | Sweets made in confectionery or confectionery / Or confectionery and confectionery |
| dry confectionery | ひがし | East | Dried sweets made in confectioneries |
| Sugar. | Alhei and Arei. | Aruheitō | Bonbons or candies made from sugar or caramel |
| sugar candy | sweets | Satō kashi | Confectionery products and sweets or sugar (or confectionery) |
| 金平糖 | konpeitō | Kompeitō | It is a type of candy or Japanese confection of Portuguese origin. |
| 糖菓 | Touka | Touka | Sweets, treats / Confectionery |
| 綿飴 | cotton candy | Wata love | Cotton Candy |
| 駄菓子 | dahashi | Dagashi | cheap candy |
| chocolate | Chocolat | Chocolate | |
| 飴細工 | amazaiku | Amezaiku | handmade candy |
| Gummy | Gumi | Sesame | |
| 餅 | mochi | Mochi | sweet made from rice |
| 糖蜜 | honey | Tōmitsu | molasses |
| Japanese sweets | wagashi | Wagashi | Japanese traditional confectionery/traditional sweets |
| gum | Gamu | Chewing gum | |
| Lollipop | Roripoppu | Lollipop (origin of English lollipop) |
List of sweets in Japanese
Now let's share a list of sweets in Japanese. They are very popular sweets abroad, in the West, in the United States and in Japan. We will also leave the name of the candy in English to help identify them.
Let's learn the meaning, writing form, and translation of various sweets, cakes, chocolates, ice creams, and others. The list does not include many traditional Japanese sweets; it mainly consists of Western sweets, most of the time written in katakana.
| Portuguese | English | Japanese | Romaji |
| sour (tablets) | tart | Tart | taruto |
| sweet potato | sweet potato | Sweet potato | sweet potato |
| baumkuchen | baumkuchen | Baumkuchen | bāmukūhen |
| bavaroa | bavaroa | Bavarois | babaroa |
| cookie | shortcake | shortcake | shōtokēki |
| cake pop | muffin | Muffin | muffin |
| cake pop | cupcake | cupcake | cupcake |
| fruit cake | fruit cake | Fruit cake | fruitcake |
| pound cake | bolo de libra | pound cake | pound cake |
| cheese cake | cheesecake | cheesecake | cheesecake |
| Marble cake | bolo marmorizado | marble cake | māburukēki |
| cream bomb | cream puff | Cream puff | shūkurīmu |
| chocolate candy | chocolate bonbon | Bonbon chocolat | bonbonshokora |
| brigadeiro | truffle | Truffle | toryufu |
| chocolate shell | chocolate shell | Shell Chocolate | sheruchokorēto |
| chocolate green tea | chocolate de chá verde | matcha chocolate | matcha chocolate |
| whip | whip | whip | hoippu |
| bitter chocolate | bitter chocolate | Bitter chocolate | bitāchokorēto |
| milk chocolate | chocolate ao leite | Milk chocolate | mirukuchokorēto |
| White Chocolate | chocolate branco | White chocolate | howaitochokorēto |
| almond chocolate | chocolate de amêndoas | Almond chocolate | chocolate almond |
| blueberry chocolate | blueberry chocolate | Blueberry Chocolate | blueberry chocolate |
| sweet chocolate | chocolate doce | Sweet chocolate | sweet chocolate |
| dark chocolate | chocolate amargo | Dark Chocolate | dark chocolate |
| strawberry chocolate | Morango chocolate | Strawberry Chocolate | strawberry chocolate |
| pistachio chocolate | chocolate pistachio | pistachio chocolate | pistachio chocolate |
| dark chocolate | chocolate preto | Dark chocolate | black chocolate |
| churro | churro | Churros | churros |
| confetti | confetti | confetti | confetti |
| chocolate cream | chocolate cream | cream chocolate | chocolate cream |
| creamy | cremoso | Creamy | kurīmī |
| crepe mill | thousand crape | Mille-feuille | mirukurēpu |
| drageia | dragee | dragé | doraje |
| eclair | eclair | Eclair | ekurea |
| ganache | ganache | Ganache | ganasshu |
| gateau au chocolate | gateau au chocolate | chocolate cake | gatōshokora |
| jelly | jelly | jelly | zero |
| brown grace | brown grace | marron glacé | marongurasse |
| orange | orangette | Orange confit | oranjetto |
| chocolate macaron | macaron chocolate | Chocolate macaron | chocolate macaroon |
| madeleine | madeleine | Madeleine | madorēnu |
| melty | melty | Melty | merutī |
| millefeuille | millefeuille | Mille-feuille | mirufīyu |
| mousse | mousse | Mousse | mūsu |
| chocolate mousse | chocolate mousse | Chocolate mousse | chocolate mousse |
| ópera gateau | gateau opera | Opera cake | gatōopera |
| panna cotta | panna cotta | panna cotta | panna cotta |
| Panna Cotta Chocolate | panna cotta chocolate | Chocolate Panna Cotta | chocolate bread |
| pancake | pancake | pancake | pancake |
| chocolate parfait | chocolate parfait | Chocolate parfait | chocolate parfait |
| praline | praline | praline | purarine |
| pudding | pudding | pudding | pudding |
| chocolate pudding | chocolate pudding | Chocolate pudding | chocolate pudding |
| cream pudding | custard pudding | Custard pudding | kasutādopurin |
| burnt | brulee | Brûlée | The term "buryure" does not appear to be a recognizable Portuguese word or phrase. Could you provide more context or check if there might be a typo? |
| real | royal | Royal | royal |
| rich | rich | rich | ritchi |
| ricotta | ricotta | Ricotta | ricotta |
| cake roll | rocambole | Swiss roll | rōrukēki |
| doughnuts | donuts | Doughnut | doughnuts |
| sachertorte | sachertorte | Sachertorte | zahhatorute |
| ice cream | sorvete | ice cream | ice cream |
| chocolate ice cream | chocolate ice cream | chocolate ice cream | chocolate ice cream |
| suflé | souffle | Soufflé | The string "sufure" does not correspond to a known Portuguese word or phrase and appears to be a transliteration or a name. Therefore, it remains unchanged in the translation: "sufure". |
| tapioca | crepe | Crepe | crew |
| tartathan | tartathan | Tarte Tatin | tarutotatan |
| 30TP1 Pumpkin Soup | pumpkin pie | パンプキンパイ | panpukinpai |
| caramel pie | caramel tart | caramel tart | kyaramerutaruto |
| chocolate pie | chocolate tart | chocolate tart | chocolate tart |
| raspberry pie | raspberry pie | Raspberry Pi | razuberīpai |
| fruits pie | fruit tart | fruit tart | fruit salad |
| Apple pie | apple pie | Apple pie | appurupai |
| lemon meringue pie | torta de limão com merengue | lemon meringue pie | remonmerengepai |
| waffle | waffle | waffle | waffle |
Kanji used in Japanese sweets
There are thousands of sweets in Japanese, so it's not possible to mention them all. Most of them use certain kanji to form the word, ideograms that sometimes separately have no use or mean something different. Let's see a list of them:
| Kanji | Chinese reading "ON" | Japanese reading "KUN" | Meanings |
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菓
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カ | Sweets, cakes and fruits, caramels | |
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The string you provided is a Japanese character and does not require translation. It remains the same: 餦.
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チョウ | あめ、 もち | sweets, confectionery |
| 餹 | トウ | candy | sugar, sweetened, candies, candied sweets |
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candy
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イ、 シ | あめ、 やしな.う | Sweets, rice pudding, jellies, candies |
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Sweet
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テン | うま.い、 あま.い | Sweet |
| 甘 | カン | あま.い、 あま.える、 あま.やかす、 うま.い | sweet, sugary, coax, pamper, be content |
It is worth ing that sometimes kanji and sweet words like [甘] are used to represent feelings, actions, personalities as well as the term “sweet in English”.
Where to buy Japanese Sweets?
There are many Asian product stores where you can buy common Japanese sweets like pocky and pepero. I personally recommend those random candy boxes that are sent monthly to subscribers, shipping is free to Brazil and the cost-benefit is greater.
I recommend to Japan Candy Box that can be accessed by clicking here!
Finally, see a showcase of Japanese sweets that you can buy in Brazil (on the websites you will find more Japanese sweets):
Well, this was a short article, with main objective to tell you the different shapes and categories of Japanese sweets to increase your vocabulary.
I hope you enjoyed this list of Japanese sweets! If you want to see more wagashi, just browse through the culinary categories on the Suki Desu site.
