やきもち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
焼き餅 焼きもち ヤキモチ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やきも​ち [yàkímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) やきもち​ [yàkímóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

やきもち or ヤキモチ • (yakimochi) 

1. 焼き餅: roasted rice cake
2. 焼き餅, 焼きもち, ヤキモチ: jealousy (usually of a rival in love)

Synonyms

• (jealousy): 嫉妬(しっと) (shitto)

Derived terms

• やきもちをやく (yakimochi o yaku)
• 焼(や)き餅焼(もちや)くとて手(て)を焼(や)くな (yakimochi yaku tote te o yakuna)