Where does “mochitsuki” come from?

mochitsuki (English) comes from Japanese 餅搗き, from Japanese 餅 — mochi; mochi filled or wrapped in red bean paste.

mochitsuki (English): Pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year

Definitions

  1. Pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year

Ancestry of “mochitsuki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese餅搗き—
2Japanese餅mochi; mochi filled or wrapped in red bean paste
Every word from Japanese 餅 →Every word from Japanese 餅搗き →