thin, dried mochi pieces, baked or fried
A type of Japanese rice cracker made from mochi that is cut thin, dried, and then baked or fried. Often seasoned with soy sauce or salt. Related to 欠き餅 (kakimochi).
See also: かき餅
Okaki is perfect as a snack with tea.
My grandmother sent me homemade okaki.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms are rare or search-only.
Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
Rare kanji spelling with okurigana.
Rare mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Rare alternative kanji spelling.
Polite prefix お (o-) + 欠き (kaki), the noun form of 欠く (kaku, 'to break off, chip'), referring to pieces of mochi that are broken or cut off. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with this meaning.