稲荷

Japanese
Kanji in this term
稲 荷
いなり
Grade: S Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
稻荷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/inanari/ → /inari/

Originally a compound of 稲 (ina, “rice plant”) +‎ 生り (nari), the stem form of verb 生る (naru, “to fruit, to go to seed”).

The 荷 character is ateji, in reference to "bearing".

Pronunciation

Noun

稲荷(いなり) • (inari) 

  1. a kind of sushi, wrapped in fried tofu, said to be liked by foxes
    See the 稲荷寿司(いなりずし) (inarizushi) entry for more details.

Proper noun

稲荷(いなり) • (Inari) 

  1. (Shinto): god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success
  2. a surname
  3. the name of various towns and stations around Japan

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 稲荷大神(いなりおおかみ) (Inari Ōkami): God Inari
  • 稲荷鮨(いなりずし) (inarizushi): sushi wrapped in fried tofu
  • 稲荷神社(いなりじんじゃ) (Inari jinja): a shrine dedicated to the god Inari, usually with a statue of a fox in front
  • 稲荷講(いなりこう) (Inari Kō): an Inari shrine association in Kyōto

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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