Where does “inari” come from?

inari (English) comes from Japanese 稲荷, from Japanese 稲 — rice; rice plant.

inari (English): A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a fried tofu...

Definitions

  1. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a fried tofu...

Ancestry of “inari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese稲荷a kind of sushi, wrapped in fried tofu, said to...
2Japanese稲rice; rice plant
Every word from Japanese 稲 →Every word from Japanese 稲荷 →
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