Next, the steamed glutinous rice is pounded using a pestle and a mortar until the glutinous rice grains lose their shape, and the pounded glutinous rice is the shape described in the 'main types of mochi' below.
次に、蒸したもち米を杵と搗き臼で米粒の形がなくなるまで搗き、下記の「おもな餅の種類」に記載される形状に成形する。