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Old 2012-05-04, 20:52   Link #983
Upscaled
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Re. the meaning of "Hyouka."

I wasn't familiar with the word. (My Japanese isn't very good.) I looked at the Japanese-language wikipedia site, and apparently, it's the name given to frozen sweets of all kinds, both traditionally Japanese & western, but usually non-dairy ones, like shaved ice or sorbet. Popsicles are part of this group as well.

Edit: I think a good translation is "Ice Candy." After all, the kanji are 氷 (hyou, meaning "ice") and 菓 (ka, meaning fruit or candy.)

Last edited by Upscaled; 2012-05-04 at 21:03. Reason: clarification
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