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What is the Kanji for 'Mochi rice cake'? | 餅

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Mochi rice cake', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Mochi rice cake' is 餅.

    kanji

    餅

    Meaning

    Mochi rice cake

    Reading

    kunyomiもち

    mochi

    もちい

    mochii

    onyomiへい

    hei

    ひょう

    hyou

    Parts

    飠Eat (食)并

    Example Word

    餅: rice cake. 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).

    Radical

    食

    Stroke Count

    14

    JLPT

    Unknown

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    1530

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 餅

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    飠

    Meaning

    Eat

    Radical Form Of

    食

    component

    并

Words Using 餅

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    餅

    Meaning

    Rice cake

Kanji Related to 餅 Through the Part 飠

These 9 kanji contain the part 飠 as well.

    kanji

    飲

    Meaning

    Drink

    kanji

    館

    Meaning

    Building

    kanji

    飯

    Meaning

    Cooked rice, Food

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    飼

    Meaning

    Domesticate

    kanji

    飢

    Meaning

    Starve, Hunger

    kanji

    餓

    Meaning

    Starve

    kanji

    飽

    Meaning

    Sated, Satiated

    kanji

    餌

    Meaning

    Feed

Kanji Related to 餅 Through the Part 并

These 2 kanji contain the part 并 as well.

    kanji

    併

    Meaning

    Join, Put together

    kanji

    瓶

    Meaning

    Bottle, Jar

Learn the Kanji 餅

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What does 餅 mean?

餅 means 'Mochi rice cake'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

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