み
三
か
日
　
の
もちい
餅

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
み
三
か
日
　
の
もちい
餅
 三日の餅 みかのもちい
み
三
か
日
　
の
もちい
餠
 三日の餠 みかのもちい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
mochi rice cake
もち　ヘイ　ヒョウ (Late High School)
put together
ヘイ　ヒョウ　あわ.せる (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)