かがみ
鏡
もち
餅

noun

  1. kagami mochi, New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かがみ
鏡
もち
餅
 鏡餅 かがみもち
かがみ
鏡
　
も
　
ち
 鏡もち かがみもち
かがみ
鏡
もち
餠
 鏡餠 かがみもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mirror, speculum, barrel-head
かがみ　キョウ　かが (4th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
end, finally
キョウ　ケイ　おわ.る (Kentei 1)
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
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)