団子

団子

Dango: A Japanese rice flour dumpling, typically skewered and often served with various sauces or toppings.

Here, '団子' refers to a type of sweet food, specifically rice dumplings.

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' is used metaphorically to describe the shape of the stone, resembling a dango.

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 figuratively to compare the close gathering of people to the compact arrangement of 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.