おやつ (oyatsu)

1. (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, 2. mid-day snack

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 2

Meaning

お八 (おやつ, oyatsu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “1. (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, 2. mid-day snack”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 4

今日きょうのおやつはプリンだった。

Today's snack was a pudding.

おやつにプリンを 食たべた。

I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.

三郎さぶろうはテーブルの 上うえに 出だされたおやつをガッと 取 った。

Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.

子供こどもの 中なかにはスーパーでお 菓子かしかおやつを 買 ってもらえないとだだをこね 始はじめる 子こがいる。

Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.