漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement
餅: mochi rice cake
N1 (our estimate)14 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- ⻞food(meaning)
- 并(form)
⻞ carries the meaning · 并 is drawn in
15 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ヘイhei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 煎餅せんべい(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
- 画餅がべいsomething useless; picture of rice cakes
もちmochi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 餅もちmochi
Also read ヒョウ, もちい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“A feast under the lid! Imagine lifting the cover of a steaming pot to find a meal prepared with care.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ヒョウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side餅 mochi rice cake · 并
vs餌 food · 耳In ChineseSimplified 饼 · traditional 餠 · bǐng
Three different forms: Japanese 餅, simplified 饼, traditional 餠.
- Simplified
- 饼 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 餠 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin bǐng most common reading
False friend. Chinese also has a character 餅 (bǐng), but it is a different word. The Chinese for this kanji is 饼 (simplified) or 餠 (traditional).
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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