茅巻

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 茅巻 – see the following entry.
ちまきH
[noun] a rice cake or dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
[noun] zongzi
[noun] (Buddhism, architecture) short for 粽形 (chimaki-gata): a Zen-style pillar with rounded edges on the top and bottom parts [since Kamakura period]
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
茅巻き
(This term, 茅巻, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)