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切り餅 (きりもち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり餅もち

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Meanings

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noun

rectangular cut rice cakes; kirimochi

food / cooking

Specifically refers to mochi cut into rectangular blocks, commonly eaten in ozōni or grilled during the New Year's period.

お正しょう月がつに切きり餅もちを焼やいて食たべる。
We grill and eat kirimochi during the New Year's holiday.
切きり餅もちは雑ぞう煮にに入いれる

Written forms

切きり餅もちUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling.
切きり餅もちUsage17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
切きりもちUsage6%
search-only kanji form

と

おいしい

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Kirimochi is delicious when added to ozōni.

Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
餅mochi rice cake

Similar words

餅もち
餅 is the general term for mochi rice cakes, while 切り餅 specifically refers to the rectangular cut form.
丸まる餅もち
丸餅 are round mochi, often used in different regions or for different New Year's dishes, contrasting with the rectangular 切り餅.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 餅 (mochi, 'rice cake'). Refers to mochi that has been cut into rectangular pieces after being pounded and set.