JLPT N2 · Noun

おやつ (oyatsu)

おやつ is a Japanese noun meaning “between-meal snack”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おやつ
Romaji: oyatsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

between-meal snack · noun · usually written in kana
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。

Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.

Tatoeba #169476

おやつにプリンを食べた。

I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.

Tatoeba #227479

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1589430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.