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inari

inari noun: a type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).

inari: a type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage)
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Noun

inari (uncountable)

  1. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Inari

Inari

  1. (Japanese) The god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Inari

Inari

  1. A lake in Lapland, Finland.
  2. A municipality of Lapland, Finland.
  3. A village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland.
  4. A Saami language: the Inari Sami.
  5. 1532 Inari, a main belt asteroid.

Origin of inari

Borrowed from Japanese 稲荷.

From Japanese 稲荷 (Inari).

Phrases with inari

Questions about inari

What does inari mean?
Inari means a type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
What part of speech is inari?
Inari can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near inari in the dictionary

  1. inarches
  2. inarching
  3. inarchings
  4. inarguable
  5. inarguably
  6. inari
  7. Inari Sami
  8. inarizushi
  9. inarm
  10. inartful
  11. inartfully

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