かき氷

かきごおり

shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

What does かき氷 mean?

かき氷 is a Japanese noun meaning shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone in English. It is written as かき氷 in kanji, かきごおり in hiragana, and kakigoori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アイスかかき氷が食べたい。

I want to eat either ice cream or shaved ice.