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How to say 'Rice cake' in Japanese | 餅

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The Japanese word for Rice cake is 'Mochi', written as 餅 in Japanese.'Rice cake' in hiragana is もち.

    word

    餅

    Meaning

    Rice cake

    Reading

    もち

    mochi

    Kanji

    餅Mochi rice cake

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '餅 (もち)' refers to a traditional Japanese food made from glutinous rice that has been pounded into a sticky, elastic mass. It is often shaped into round or rectangular forms and can be eaten in various ways, such as grilled, boiled, or as part of soups and desserts. '餅' is particularly associated with Japanese New Year celebrations, where it is used in dishes like 'お雑煮 (おぞうに)' (ozōni), a soup containing mochi. Example sentences include: I ate a rice cake「餅を食べた」(もちをたべた). Rice cakes are sticky「餅は粘り気がある」(もちはねばりけがある).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    10

    Frequency

    5240

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 餅

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    餅

    Meaning

    Mochi rice cake

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