尻餅

しりもち

Also written 尻もち

Meanings

1. Noun falling on one's backside; pratfall See also: 尻餅をつく (しりもちをつく).
2. mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

Kanji

• 尻 buttocks. Read as しり.
• 餅 mochi. Read as もち.

Example sentences

• 昨日の大雪のせいで地面はツルツル、私は外に出た途端にすってんころりと尻もちをついた。
  Because of yesterday's heavy snow, the ground is very slippery. As soon as I stepped outside, I slipped and fell on my bottom.

Common phrases

• しりもちをつく to fall on one's backside

Words containing 尻餅

• 尻餅をつく (しりもちをつく) to fall on one's backside

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