Meaning of higashi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
2. A type of wagashi that contains very little moisture and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds.
3. A surname from Japanese.
4. A rikishi listed on the right side of the banzuke.
5. The eastern side of the ring.

Examples

“kigata. Wooden forms used for making higashi”

“There are hundreds of distinct variations within the main types of wagashi: namagashi, monaka, yokan, manju, and higashi. […] higashi are dried sweets made from rice flour, sugar, and starch pressed into molds that give them a textured and decorative surface.”

“Most of the Japanese sweets that we had regularly eaten back on Earth, like dango and manju, were classified as namagashi. Rakugan and senbei rice crackers were classified as higashi, but I’d hardly ever had opportunities to eat rakugan, and senbei were kind of different from what I had in mind when I thought of namagashi.”

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