しりもち

Japanese
Alternative spellings
尻餅
尻もち

Etymology

From 尻(しり) (shiri) + 餅(もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

しりもち • (shirimochi) ←しりもち (sirimoti)?

  1. "bottom mochi": the result of falling backwards and landing on one's rear

Derived terms
  • 尻餅(しりもち)を搗(つ)く (shirimochi o tsuku, “to fall backwards and land on one's rear”, literally “to pound bottom mochi”)

References
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