noun

  1. mooncake, disk-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
月餅 げっぺい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
mochi rice cake
もち ヘイ ヒョウ (11th)
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)