noun

Food term.
  1. rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
桜餅 さくらもち
 
 
桜もち さくらもち
 
 
 
さくら餅 さくらもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cherry
さくら オウ ヨウ (5th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (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)