Word Meaning 餅

あも amo

餅 is read as あも (amo) and means mochi.

Meaning

English

mochi
(sticky) rice cake

Reading

Kana

あも

Romaji

amo

Writing Variants

餅かちん kachin
餅もち mochi
餅もちい mochii
餠あも amo
餠かちん kachin
餠もち mochi
餠もちい mochii

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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煎餅

せんべい

rice cracker

Example Sentences

餅は餅屋。

Every man for his own trade.

牡丹餅で腰打つ。

His bread is buttered on both sides.

月餅買ってきたけど、食べる？

I bought some mooncake, do you want some?

月餅は中国菓子の一つです。

Mooncake is a Chinese pastry.

棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。

This is what they call a lucky break.

いいえ、お団子はお餅ではありません。

No, a dango is not a mochi.

彼は餅をすっかり食べたわけではない。

He didn't eat all of the rice cakes.

お餅とマシュマロは似ているようで似てない。

Rice cakes and marshmallows are similar, but not the same.

日本ではお正月にお餅を食べる習慣があります。

There is a custom of eating rice cakes for New Year's in Japan.

中秋節には家族が集まり、一緒に月餅を食べて月見をします。

On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.

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餅兵衛 Mochibei