Related words うるち 米まい Non-glutinous rice, the standard rice eaten daily in Japan. もち米 is stickier and used for mochi and sweets.
餅もち Mochi, the pounded rice cake made from もち米 . もち米 is the raw grain; 餅 is the finished product.
Written forms もち 米ごめ Usage 81%
Standard common spelling using もち (glutinous) and 米 (rice).
餅もち 米ごめ Usage 12%
Alternate spelling using 餅 (mochi) explicitly; less common but still seen.
糯米もちごめ Usage 7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 糯 specifically means glutinous rice but is seldom used in modern writing.
Etymology 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.
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