餅 Mochi

Radical Combination

• 食 Eat
• Horns
• 开 Lantern

Meaning

Primary

Mochi

Alternative

Sticky Rice Cake

Mnemonic

What do you eat if you’re wearing horns and surrounded by lanterns? Mochi (or sticky rice cakes) of course!

Hints

Imagine yourself in the lantern light wearing horns and eating delicious mochi.

Readings

On’yomi

へい

Kun’yomi

もち

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The reading of mochi is mochi (もち). Yay!

Hints

As long as you can remember the meaning of this kanji, you'll know the reading too.