桜餅

Japanese
桜餅 (sakura mochi): Kansai-style sakura mochi.
桜餅 (sakura mochi): Edo-style sakura mochi.
Kanji in this term
桜 餅
さくら
Grade: 5		 もち
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) +‎ 餅 (mochi, “rice cake”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

桜餅 (hiragana さくらもち, rōmaji sakura mochi)

  1. sakura mochi: mochi flavored with pickled sakura blossoms, and with an 餡 (an, “sweet bean paste”) filling; traditionally served for 雛祭り (Hinamatsuri, “Girls' Day”) on 3 March

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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