餅

もち

Meanings

1. Noun mochi (i.e.: small rice cake made from glutinous rice) See also: 糯 (もち).

Kanji

• 餅 mochi. Read as もち.

Example sentences

• 君の夢一杯のビジネスプラン、絵に描いた餅にならんことを切に望むよ。
  This business plan of yours seems almost too optimistic. All I can say is I hope it's more than just wishful thinking.
• 君のもち時間はもう終わりです。
  Your time is up.
• 絵に書いた餅は食べられない。
  Never confuse art with life.
• レースに入賞した馬はジョンソン氏のもち馬であった。
  The horse that won the race was owned by Mr Johnson.
• コーヒーはいつおもちしましょうか。
  When would you like to have your coffee?

Common phrases

• 餅をつく
• 餅を食べる
• 餅を入れる
• 餅を焼く
• 絵に描いた餅 (えにかいたもち) pie in the sky

Related forms

• おもち mochi (polite)

Words containing 餅

• 桜餅 (さくらもち) rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf
• わらび餅 (わらびもち) warabimochi
• 柏餅 (かしわもち) rice cake wrapped in oak leaves

And 77 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Food
• Spoken
• Written

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