noun
glutinous rice; sticky rice; mochi rice
A type of rice that becomes sticky when cooked, used for making mochi, sekihan, and other traditional dishes. Distinct from regular Japanese rice (うるち米).
もち米でおはぎを作った。
I made ohagi using glutinous rice.
もち米は普通の米より粘り気が強い。
Glutinous rice is stickier than regular rice.
Compound of もち (glutinous) + 米 (rice). The もち element is related to 餅 (mochi), the pounded rice cake traditionally made from this rice.