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鏡餅

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かがみ
Grade: 4
もち
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
鏡餠 (kyūjitai)
鏡もち
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鏡餅 (kagami mochi): mass-produced kagami mochi.

Etymology

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Compound of (kagami, mirror) +‎ (mochi, mochi, a doughy kind of rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice), so called for the resemblance in outline to ancient Japanese bronze mirrors.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かがみ)(もち) (kagami mochi

  1. a set of rice cakes for traditional Japanese New Years decoration

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN