千歳飴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	歳	飴
ち Grade: 1	とせ Grade: S	あめ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
千歲飴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 千(ち)歳(とせ) (chitose, “thousand years”) + 飴(あめ) (ame, “candy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちとせあめ [chìtóséꜜ àmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕito̞se̞ a̠me̞]

Noun

千(ち)歳(とせ)飴(あめ) • (chitose ame) 

1. stick of red and white candy sold at festivals for children