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かがみもち 鏡餅
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1. kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11​See also 橙
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2. Kagami mochi​, literally mirror rice cake, is a traditional Japanese N... Read more
Other forms
鏡もち 【かがみもち】、鏡餠 【かがみもち】
Notes
鏡餠: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Kanji — 2 found

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19 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
鏡
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Kun: かがみ
On: キョウ、 ケイ
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62.57860492166769
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
餅
mochi rice cake
Kun: もち、 もちい
On: ヘイ、 ヒョウ
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Sentences — 2 found

  • jreibun/2463/1
      日本にはいろいろな
    • ねんちゅうぎょうじ年中行事
      • がある。
    • たと例えば
    • すすはらすす払い
      • をしたり、
    • かどまつ門松
      • や
    • かがみもち鏡餅
      • などを飾ったりするのは、「
    • としがみさま年神様
      • 」を迎えるための
    • しょうがつ正月
      • の大切な行事だ。
    Japan has a variety of annual events. For example, the New Year’s rituals of thorough housecleaning and decorating kadomatsu (decorative pine trees) and kagamimochi (double-stacked round mochi with a bitter orange on top) are important events for welcoming toshigami-sama (the New Year’s Deity). — Jreibun
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