桜餅

Japanese

桜餅 (sakura mochi): Kansai-style sakura mochi.

桜餅 (sakura mochi): Edo-style sakura mochi.

Kanji in this term
桜	餅
さくら Grade: 5	もち Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
櫻餠 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) +‎ 餅 (mochi, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さくら​もち [sàkúráꜜmòchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

桜(さくら)餅(もち) • (sakura mochi) 

1. sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled sakura blossoms, and with an 餡 (an, “sweet bean paste”) filling; traditionally served for 雛祭り (Hinamatsuri, “Girls' Day”) on 3 March