No. 2,533 in Japanese
団子
Dango: A Japanese rice flour dumpling, typically skewered and often served with various sauces or toppings.
In a sentence
団子は人気のある伝統的な甘味です。
Dango is a popular traditional sweet.
Here, '団子' refers to a type of sweet food, specifically rice dumplings.
庭に落ちた団子のような形の石を見つけた。
I found a stone in the garden shaped like a dango.
Here, '団子' is used metaphorically to describe the shape of the stone, resembling a dango.
彼らは団子のように寄り集まっていた。
They were gathered together closely, like dango.
Here, '団子' is used figuratively to compare the close gathering of people to the compact arrangement of dango.
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