餅
餅·rice cake
- On-yomi
- ヘイ
- Kun-yomi
- もち
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 餅 | もち | rice cake, mochi |
| 煎餅 | せんべい | rice cracker |
| 餅つき | もちつき | pounding rice cakes |
| 尻餅 | しりもち | falling on one's backside |
Example sentences
正月に家族で餅をついた。
しょうがつにかぞくでもちをついた。
We pounded rice cakes as a family at New Year.
お茶と一緒に煎餅を食べた。
おちゃといっしょにせんべいをたべた。
I ate rice crackers with my tea.
凍った道で転んで尻餅をついた。
こおったみちでころんでしりもちをついた。
I slipped on the icy road and landed on my backside.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 煎餅 as せんもち — the fixed reading is せんべい
- 餅 as a word is almost always もち; ヘイ appears only in compounds like 煎餅
Memory aid
Picture it
The food radical 飠 on the left plus 并 'put side by side' — grains pounded and pressed together into one cake.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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