柚餅子

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
柚	餅	子
ゆ Jinmeiyō	へい > べ Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
柚餠子 (kyūjitai)

柚(ゆ) (yu, “short for 柚子: yuzu, a Japanese citrus”) + 餅子(へし) (heshi, “variant of 餅菓子: mochi-based wagashi”), with rendaku

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆべし [yúꜜbèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟be̞ɕi]

Noun

柚(ゆ)餅(べ)子(し) • (yubeshi)

yubeshi (Japanese confection made from miso, sugar, yuzu or more commonly walnuts, steamed until gelatinised and served in various ways)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN