Definition of お八つ (おやつ)

お八つ

おやつ

oyatsu

noun
1.
between-meal snack(usually kana)
2.
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
See also:八つ時
Other readings:
おやつ《お八》
おやつ《御八つ》
Related Kanji
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
honorable, manipulate, govern
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

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

Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat