餅
餅

mochi rice cake

15 strokesFrequency 2,152Grade 8

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もちもちい

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Common Words

餅もちNounFreq #7646
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Food, cooking

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

Examples
彼は餅をすっかり食べたわけではない。
He didn't eat all of the rice cakes.
尻餅をつく尻もちをつく尻餅を付く尻餅を着くしりもちをつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #11756
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to fall on one's backside

Examples
彼女はアイススケートをしていてしりもちをついた。
While skating at the ice rink she fell on her rear.
せんべい煎餅NounUsually kanaFreq #26891
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Food, cooking

(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

Examples
あらやだ、このお煎餅もう湿気ってる。
Yecch. This rice cracker is soggy.
やきもち焼きもち焼もち焼き餠焼き餅焼餅NounFreq #29091
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Word usually written using kana alone

jealousy

Examples
焼もちは友情の敵だ。
Jealousy is an enemy to friendship.
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roasted rice cake

おもちお餅御餅NounPoliteUsually kanaFreq #31514
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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

尻餅尻もちしりもちNounFreq #43741
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falling on one's backside; pratfall

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mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

コンペイトー《金平糖》こんぺいとう《金米糖》《金餅糖》NounUsually kanaFreq #45243
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konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges

餅つきもちつき餅搗きNounFreq #51747
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pounding mochi

餅は餅屋もちはもち屋モチはモチ屋もちはもちや (餅は餅屋／もちはもち屋)モチはモチや (モチはモチ屋)ExpressionFreq #56914
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Proverb

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

鏡餅鏡もちかがみもち鏡餠NounFreq #60634
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kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11

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