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Japanese
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尻餅
尻もち
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Etymology
From 尻 (shiri) + 餅 (mochi).
Pronunciation
Noun
しりもち • (shirimochi) ←しりもち (sirimoti)?
- "bottom mochi": the result of falling backwards and landing on one's rear
Derived terms
- 尻餅を搗く (shirimochi o tsuku, “to fall backwards and land on one's rear”, literally “to pound bottom mochi”)
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