お八つ (おやつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

お八つ (おやつ) means between-meal snack / afternoon snack.

See example sentences below.

お八つ at a glance

お八つ

おやつoyatsu

N1noun

between-meal snack / afternoon snack

お八つおやつoyatsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

between-meal snack / afternoon snack

Example 1

午後のおやつにケーキを食べました。

Translation

I ate cake for the afternoon snack.

Example 2

子どもが仕事の後におやつをねだる。

Translation

The child asks for a snack after work.