noun

  1. falling on one's backside (behind, bottom), pratfall.
  2. mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday, mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
尻餅 しりもち
 
 
尻もち しりもち
尻餠 しりもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

buttocks, hips, butt
しり コウ がみ (11th)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
mochi rice cake
もち ヘイ ヒョウ (11th)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
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)