しりもち
Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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尻餅 尻もち |
Etymology
From 尻 (shiri) + 餅 (mochi).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しりもち [shìrímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- (Tokyo) しりもち [shìríꜜmòchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾʲimo̞t͡ɕi]
Noun
しりもち • (shirimochi) ←しりもち (sirimoti)?
- "bottom mochi": the result of falling backwards and landing on one's rear
Derived terms
- 尻餅を搗く (shirimochi o tsuku, “to fall backwards and land on one's rear”, literally “to pound bottom mochi”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN