桜餅
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桜 | 餅 |
| さくら Grade: 5 |
もち Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 櫻餠 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 餅 (mochi, “rice cake”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
桜餅 • (sakura mochi)
- sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled sakura blossoms, and with an 餡 (an, “sweet bean paste”) filling; traditionally served for 雛祭り (Hinamatsuri, “Girls' Day”) on 3 March