餅

もち
mochi

sticky rice cake

What does 餅 mean?

餅 is a Japanese noun meaning “sticky rice cake” in English. It is written as 餅 in kanji, もち in hiragana, and mochi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。

This is what they call a lucky break.

Words sharing kanji with 餅

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