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List of 100 Japanese Sweets

In this article, we are going to look at some Japanese sweets and different ways to pronounce sweet and sweet in the Japanese language. Let's also get to know some popular Japanese snacks and sweets dagashi, and a complete list of sweets in Japanese.

Famous Japanese sweets and their flavors

Everyone knows that Japan is full of sweets and snacks of countless different flavors and varieties. Several flavors and limited editions are created almost daily. Some sweets have been hugely successful, and have survived among these thousands of tasty inventions. In this article we will see the main sweets known in Japan.

Most of the Japanese snacks and sweets below fall into the category dagashi [駄菓子] which literally means cheap sweets that can be found in small candy shops or convenience stores.

  • Wasabeef - わさビーフ - Potato flavored with wasabi and meat;
  • Creme Collon - A cream-filled cookie, with that strange name..;
  • Every Burger - Chocolate cookies that look like small hamburgers;
  • Poifull - Fruit-flavored jelly beans;
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  • Pucca - Cookies with a chocolate filling in the shape of a fish;
  • Green Gum - The name says it all, green gum;
  • Crunky Popjoy - Chocolate filled with crunchy rice;
  • Sweetie Gum - A beloved candy..;
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  • Chelsea - Classic hard toffees;
  • Kani Pan - Crab-shaped bread;
  • Dars - chocolate squares;
  • Kinoko no Yama - Literally "mushroom mountain," a delicious chocolate-covered biscuit;
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  • Jagariko are potato sticks flavored with cheese and vegetables;
  • Chokobi - Star-shaped chocolate from the anime Shin-chan;
  • Hi Chew - Chewy candy with fruit flavor;
  • Koalas March - Koala Cookies with various fillings;
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  • Pinky - Small spicy bullets;
  • Baby Star Ramen Snacks shaped like noodles;
  • Bisuko - Classic Japanese cookie;
  • Tohato Caramel Corn - Caramelized corn snack;
List of 100 Japanese candies
List of 100 Japanese candies
  • Tiroru - They are classic chocolate squares, with dozens of flavors and seasonal varieties;
  • Dairy - Milk and caramel flavored candies;
  • Gari Gari Kun - A famous ice cream brand with various different flavors;
  • Umaibo - A different type of snack in various flavors;
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  • Ghana Chocolate - Popular brand of slightly dark chocolate;
  • Choco Baby - Small candy made of chocolate;
  • Apollo - Chocolate that mixes strawberry and milk with chocolate in the shape of a space capsule;
  • Choco Ball - Chocolate with a crispy filling, either strawberry or peanut;
  • Pocky - They are chocolate-covered sticks. Very popular in Japan;

Did you like our short list of dagashi japanese sweets?

List of 100 Japanese candies

Different ways to say Candy in Japan

In the Japanese language, there are many words that have or refer to the same meaning in Portuguese and vice versa. Let's examine the different ways to say "sweet" in Japanese and also the names of some categories and sweets in general.

KanjiKanaRomajiMeaning / Notes
甘いあまいSweetIt means Sweet, and it can refer to the sweet taste.
あまAmaIt also means sweet, but it is no longer used, only in Chinese.
キャンディKyandiAn Americanized version of candy written in katakana.
あめRainSpecifically it means candy, or candy of the kind.
飴玉 あめだまAmedamaSweets in general, specifically candies or round sweets
お菓子 おかしSweetsSweets made in confectionery or confectionery / Or confectionery and confectionery
乾菓子 ひがしEastDried sweets made in confectioneries
有平糖 アルヘイとう、ありへいとうAruheitōBonbons or candies made from sugar or caramel
砂糖菓子 さとうがしSatō kashiConfectionery products and sweets or sugar (or confectionery)
金平糖こんぺいとうKompeitōIt is a type of candy or Japanese confection of Portuguese origin.
糖菓とうかToukaSweets, treats / Confectionery
綿飴わたあめWata loveCotton Candy
駄菓子だはしDagashicheap candy
チョコレートChocolatChocolate
飴細工あめざいくAmezaikuhandmade candy
グミGumiSesame
もちMochisweet made from rice
糖蜜とうみつTōmitsumolasses
和菓子 わがしWagashiJapanese traditional confectionery/traditional sweets
ガムGamuChewing gum
ロリポップRoripoppu Lollipop (origin of English lollipop)
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List of sweets in Japanese

Now let's share a list of sweets in Japanese. They are very popular sweets abroad, in the West, in the United States and in Japan. We will also leave the name of the candy in English to help identify them.

Let's learn the meaning, writing form, and translation of various sweets, cakes, chocolates, ice creams, and others. The list does not include many traditional Japanese sweets; it mainly consists of Western sweets, most of the time written in katakana.

PortugueseEnglishJapaneseRomaji
sour (tablets)tartタルト taruto
sweet potatosweet potatoスイートポテト sweet potato
baumkuchenbaumkuchenバームクーヘン bāmukūhen
bavaroabavaroaババロア babaroa
cookieshortcakeショートケーキ shōtokēki
cake popmuffinマフィン muffin
cake popcupcakeカップケーキ cupcake
fruit cakefruit cakeフルーツケーキ fruitcake
pound cakebolo de libraパウンドケーキ pound cake
cheese cakecheesecakeチーズケーキ cheesecake
Marble cakebolo marmorizadoマーブルケーキ māburukēki
cream bombcream puffシュークリームshūkurīmu
chocolate candychocolate bonbonボンボンショコラ bonbonshokora
brigadeirotruffleトリュフ toryufu
chocolate shellchocolate shellシェルチョコレート sheruchokorēto
chocolate green teachocolate de chá verde抹茶チョコレート matcha chocolate
whipwhipホイップ hoippu
bitter chocolatebitter chocolateビターチョコレート bitāchokorēto
milk chocolatechocolate ao leiteミルクチョコレート mirukuchokorēto
White Chocolatechocolate brancoホワイトチョコレート howaitochokorēto
almond chocolatechocolate de amêndoasアーモンドチョコレート chocolate almond
blueberry chocolateblueberry chocolateブルーベリーチョコレート blueberry chocolate
sweet chocolatechocolate doceスイートチョコレート sweet chocolate
dark chocolatechocolate amargoダークチョコレート dark chocolate
strawberry chocolateMorango chocolateストロベリーチョコレート strawberry chocolate
pistachio chocolatechocolate pistachioピスタチオチョコレート pistachio chocolate
dark chocolatechocolate pretoブラックチョコレート black chocolate
churrochurroチュロス churros
confetticonfettiコンフェッティ confetti
chocolate creamchocolate creamクリームチョコレート chocolate cream
creamycremosoクリーミー kurīmī
crepe millthousand crapeミルクレープ mirukurēpu
drageiadrageeドラジェ doraje
eclaireclairエクレア ekurea
ganacheganacheガナッシュ ganasshu
gateau au chocolategateau au chocolateガトーショコラ gatōshokora
jellyjellyゼリー zero
brown gracebrown graceマロングラッセ marongurasse
orangeorangetteオランジェット oranjetto
chocolate macaronmacaron chocolateチョコレートマカロン chocolate macaroon
madeleinemadeleineマドレーヌ madorēnu
meltymeltyメルティー merutī
millefeuillemillefeuilleミルフィーユ mirufīyu
moussemousseムース mūsu
chocolate moussechocolate mousseチョコレートムース chocolate mousse
ópera gateaugateau operaガトーオペラ gatōopera
panna cottapanna cottaパンナコッタ panna cotta
Panna Cotta Chocolatepanna cotta chocolateチョコレートパンナコッタ chocolate bread
pancakepancakeパンケーキ pancake
chocolate parfaitchocolate parfaitチョコレートパフェ chocolate parfait
pralinepralineプラリネ purarine
puddingpuddingプリン pudding
chocolate puddingchocolate puddingチョコレートプリン chocolate pudding
cream puddingcustard puddingカスタードプリン kasutādopurin
burntbruleeブリュレ buryure
realroyalロイヤル royal
richrichリッチ ritchi
ricottaricottaリコッタ ricotta
cake rollrocamboleロールケーキ rōrukēki
doughnutsdonutsドーナッツ doughnuts
sachertortesachertorteザッハトルテ zahhatorute
ice creamsorveteアイスクリーム ice cream
chocolate ice creamchocolate ice creamチョコレートアイスクリーム chocolate ice cream
suflésouffleスフレ sufure
tapiocacrepeクレープ crew
tartathantartathanタルトタタン tarutotatan
30TP1 Pumpkin Souppumpkin pieパンプキンパイ panpukinpai
caramel piecaramel tartキャラメルタルト kyaramerutaruto
chocolate piechocolate tartチョコレートタルト chocolate tart
raspberry pieraspberry pieラズベリーパイ razuberīpai
fruits piefruit tartフルーツタルト fruit salad
Apple pieapple pieアップルパイ appurupai
lemon meringue pietorta de limão com merengueレモンメレンゲパイ remonmerengepai
wafflewaffleワッフル waffle

Kanji used in Japanese sweets

There are thousands of sweets in Japanese, so it's not possible to mention them all. Most of them use certain kanji to form the word, ideograms that sometimes separately have no use or mean something different. Let's see a list of them:

KanjiChinese reading "ON"Japanese reading "KUN" Meanings
Sweets, cakes and fruits, caramels
チョウあめ、 もちsweets, confectionery
トウあめsugar, sweetened, candies, candied sweets
イ、 シあめ、 やしな.うSweets, rice pudding, jams, candies
テンうま.い、 あま.いSweet
カンsweet, to depend on, to pamper, deliciousSweet, sugary, persuade, pamper, be happy

It is worth remembering that sometimes kanji and sweet words like [甘] are used to represent feelings, actions, personalities as well as the term “sweet in English”.

Where to buy Japanese Sweets?

There are many Asian product stores where you can buy common Japanese sweets like pocky and pepero. I personally recommend those random candy boxes that are sent monthly to subscribers, shipping is free to Brazil and the cost-benefit is greater.

I recommend the Japan Candy Box that can be accessed by clicking here!

Finally, see a showcase of Japanese sweets that you can buy in Brazil (on the websites you will find more Japanese sweets):

Well, this was a short article, with main objective to tell you the different shapes and categories of Japanese sweets to increase your vocabulary.

I hope you enjoyed this list of Japanese sweets! If you want to see more foods in Japanese, or traditional sweets from Japan like wagashi, just browse through the culinary categories on the Suki Desu site.