noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
freshly pounded; fresh from the mortar
Describes mochi (rice cake) that has just been pounded and is still soft and warm. Often used in the phrase つきたての餅.
Freshly pounded mochi is soft and delicious.
お正月にはつきたての餅を食べるのが楽しみだ。
I look forward to eating freshly pounded mochi at New Year's.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 搗きたて and 搗き立て are rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
Rare kanji spelling using 搗, which is not a jōyō kanji.
Rare kanji spelling; 搗 is not a jōyō kanji.
Compound of 搗き (tsuki), the continuative form of 搗く (tsuku, 'to pound'), and 立て (tate, 'just done'). The kanji 搗 is specific to pounding grains or mochi.