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KANJI
餅
rice cake
mochi
Kun'yomi
もちmochi
On'yomi
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Example sentences
高こう齢れい者しゃが餅もちを喉のどに詰つまらせる事じ故こが毎まい年ねん報ほうじられており、注ちゅう意い喚かん起きがなされている。
Accidents where elderly people choke on rice cakes are reported every year, and warnings are being issued.
この地ち方ほうでは、桜さくら餅もちや柏かしわ餅もちなど、季き節せつごとに様々さまざまな種しゅ類るいの餅もちが楽たのしまれています。
In this region, various types of rice cakes, such as sakuramochi and kashiwamochi, are enjoyed seasonally.
焼やいた餅もちに醤しょう油ゆと海のりを巻まいて食たべるのが、私わたしが子こどもの頃ころから一いち番ばん好すきな食たべ方かたです。
Wrapping grilled rice cake with soy sauce and nori (seaweed) and eating it is my favorite way to eat it since childhood.

Practice exercises

1
お餅
Mochi (rice cake)
Answer
おもち
2
餅
Answer
もち
3
草くさ餅
Kusa mochi (mugwort rice cake)
Answer
くさもち
4
雑ぞう煮に餅
Zōni (soup with rice cakes and vegetables)
Answer
ぞうにもち
5
餅
Answer
rice cakemochi
6
鏡かがみ餅
Kagami mochi (traditional New Year's rice cake decoration)
Answer
かがみもち