offering mochi; mochi rice cakes used as an offering
Refers to mochi placed on household altars or at graves as offerings to deities or ancestors, especially during New Year and Obon.
During New Year's, we display offering mochi on the household Shinto altar.
I brought offering mochi to the grave during Obon.
Standard kanji spelling for mochi offered to deities or ancestors.
Variant spelling with そなえ in kana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 供え (sonae, 'offering', from the verb 供える sonaeru) and 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake').