ぼた餅 ぼたもち Also written 牡丹餅 Meanings Noun adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi Kanji 餅 mochi. Read as もち. Example sentences 棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。This is what they call a lucky break. Words containing ぼた餅 棚からぼた餅 (たなからぼたもち) sudden windfall Word lists Food Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists