鏡餅
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鏡餅
1
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
Kanji in this Word
鏡
19 strokes
Frequency: 1506
JLPT N1
Grade 4
Meanings
mirror
speculum
barrel-head
round rice-cake offering
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョウ
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かがみ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あき
かが
かがん
餅
15 strokes
Frequency: 2152
Grade 8
Meanings
mochi rice cake
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘイ
ヒョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
もち
もちい
餠
17 strokes
Meanings
rice cake
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘイ
ヒョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
もち
もちい
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