# 餅 — rice cake; mochi

餅 means “rice cake; mochi”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: もち (mochi). You'll see it in words such as 餅 (mochi, “mochi”).

- Meaning: rice cake; mochi
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: もち (mochi)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 餅

Parts: 食 eat; food · 并 side by side

## Words with 餅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 餅 | もち (mochi) | mochi |

## Don't confuse it with

[開](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/open/) · [評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [普](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universal/) · [瓶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bottle/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[滋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nourishing/) · [辛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spicy/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/) · [鍋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pot/) · [丼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-bowl/) · [餅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-cake/) · [箸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chopsticks/)

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