八橋
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 八 | 橋 |
| や(つ) Grade: 1 |
はし Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 八ツ橋
- 八ッ橋
Etymology
The name is thought to either derive from the shape, resembling a koto in memory of Yatsuhashi Kengyō, an early-Edo period musician who started the modern tradition of koto music; or from the location where it was first prepared, which was close to Mikawa-no-kuni Yatsuhashi, an area in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.
Noun
八橋 (hiragana やつはし, rōmaji yatsuhashi)
- a Japanese confectionery which is a famous regional food of Kyoto
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