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餅

もち

rice cake

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Examples

  1. 正月に餅を食べます。

    しょうがつにもちをたべます。

    We eat rice cakes at New Year.

  2. 餅は焼くと柔らかくなります。

    もちはやくとやわらかくなります。

    Mochi becomes soft when you grill it.

  3. 餅をついたことがありますか。

    もちをついたことがありますか。

    Have you ever pounded mochi?

Common patterns

餅をつく
to pound mochi
餅を焼く
to grill mochi
お餅
mochi (polite)

Memory tip

The 食 radical on the left tells you it is food. It is made by pounding steamed glutinous rice, so the verb is 餅をつく — 餅を作る sounds odd. Usually said as お餅.

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