Word Meaning 尻餅

しりもち shirimochi

尻餅 is read as しりもち (shirimochi) and means falling on one's backside.

Meaning

English

  1. falling on one's backside
  2. pratfall
  3. mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday
  4. 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

Reading

Kana

しりもち

Romaji

shirimochi

Writing Variants

  • 尻もち しりもち shirimochi
  • 尻餠 しりもち shirimochi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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尻餅をつく

しりもちをつく

to fall on one's backside

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

しり

consequence

あも

mochi

もち

mochi

煎餅

せんべい

rice cracker

川尻

かわじり

mouth of a river

塩尻

しおじり

cone-shaped