餅
ヘイ • ヒョウ
もち • もちい
mochi rice cake
Words
一升餅
いっしょうもち
- large mochi, usu. for ceremonies n
餅負い
もちおい
- custom of tying a large mochi on a toddler's back on his or her first birthday n
餅踏み
もちふみ
- custom of having toddlers step on a sticky rice cake on their first birthday n
力餅
ちからもち
- fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength n
- mochi received from one's parents after giving birth n
- mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday n
汁の餅
しるのもち
- mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation) n