いなり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いなり – see the following entry.

【稲荷】 [noun] Synonym of 狐 (kitsune, “fox, Vulpes”) [noun] Synonym of 油揚げ (abura-age, “deep-fried tofu”) [noun] Short for 稲荷鮨 (inari-zushi, “simmered deep fried tofu pockets filled with vinegared rice”). [proper noun] (Japanese mythology): god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] the name of various towns and stations around Japan

(This term, いなり (inari), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)