noun
mochi; glutinous rice cake
Polite form of 餅 (もち). Refers to the soft, chewy rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice, often eaten on special occasions or in soups.
お正月にはお餅を食べます。
We eat mochi during the New Year.
お雑煮にお餅が入っています。
There is mochi in the ozoni soup.
Plain form of お餅; used in casual or neutral contexts, while お餅 is more polite.
Polite form of 餅 (もち), with the honorific prefix お. 餅 itself is a native Japanese word for pounded glutinous rice cake.