Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
inari
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

name

A village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland.

name

A Saami language: the Inari Sami.

name

1532 Inari, a main belt asteroid.

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 稲荷 (Inari).

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Questions

What does inari mean?
The god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success.
Where does inari come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce inari

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