いなりずし
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
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| 稲荷寿司 いなり寿司 稲荷ずし 稲荷鮨 いなり鮨 |
Etymology
Compound of 稲荷 (inari, “fried tofu”) + 寿司 (sushi, “sushi”). The use of 稲荷 (inari, “Inari”, god of foxes) to mean "fried tofu" comes from the fact that fried tofu is said to be liked by foxes. The sushi changes to zushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
いなりずし • (inarizushi)