"鏡餅" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠ɡa̠mʲi mo̞t͡ɕi] Forms: 鏡餅 [canonical] (ruby: (かがみ), (もち)), kagami mochi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 鏡 (kagami, “mirror”) + 餅 (mochi, “mochi, a doughy kind of rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice”), so called for the resemblance in outline to ancient Japanese bronze mirrors. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|鏡|餅|t1=mirror|t2=mochi, a doughy kind of rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice|tr1=kagami|tr2=mochi}} 鏡 (kagami, “mirror”) + 餅 (mochi, “mochi, a doughy kind of rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かがみ もち}} 鏡(かがみ)餅(もち) • (kagami mochi)
  1. a set of rice cakes for traditional Japanese New Years decoration Wikipedia link: Kagami mochi, ja:鏡餅 Categories (topical): Food and drink, New Year

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