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餅 |
noun
- falling on one's backside (behind, bottom), pratfall.
- 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 | |||||||
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尻餅 | しりもち | ||||||||
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尻もち | しりもち | ||||||||
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尻餠 | しりもち |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
buttocks, hips, butt
しり コウ がみ (11th)
mochi rice cake
もち ヘイ ヒョウ (11th)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)