鏡餅
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鏡 | 餅 |
かがみ Grade: 4 |
もち Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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鏡餠 (kyūjitai) 鏡もち |
Etymology edit
Compound of 鏡 (kagami, “mirror”) + 餅 (mochi, “mochi, a doughy kind of rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice”), so called for the resemblance in outline to ancient Japanese bronze mirrors.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鏡餅 • (kagami mochi)
- a set of rice cakes for traditional Japanese New Years decoration