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inari

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inari.

Editorial note

Spend your days exploring the city's many temples and shrines, such as Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and the Golden Pavilion.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inari gathered in one view.

noun

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

noun

A municipality of Lapland, Finland.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inari.

noun

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

noun

A municipality of Lapland, Finland.

noun

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

noun

A Saami language: the Inari Sami.

Example sentences

1

Spend your days exploring the city's many temples and shrines, such as Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and the Golden Pavilion.

2

On the other hand though, Inari is so timid that it's hardly surprising that there's no sign of her extremely rare surname.

3

At a dedicated onigiri place you can often find natto, bean, tofu, or egg onigiri, as well as inari.

4

I'm not sure what would happen if you tried to add every single torii at Fushimi Inari to google maps.

5

So this American game with foxes leading you to inari shrines feels to me like a nod to Skyrim nicely incorporating this Japanese folklore.

6

I’m pretty sure the GoT foxes are based off Japanese inari myth rather than this, but it is a fun coincidence!

7

If you liked it try to visit Fushimi Inari in Japan.

8

When I first started playing Ghost of Tsushima I just thought it was a reference to Inari foxes guarding shrines in Japanese folklore.

9

I remember I was walking around the homes and alleys outside of Fushimi Inari and it was as magical as the shrine itself.

10

The Finnish municipality of Inari is over 17,000 sq.km, in the same ballpark as the entire country of Israel, with a population of 7,000.

11

My top tip is, since everyone loves Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, there's actually a fantastic natural trail network there that I saw no one on.

12

The Japanese like to put sugar in a lot of dishes, too, whether inari, omelettes, sushi rice, sauces, etc.

Quote examples

1

My favourite is "Watch ice melting on Lake Inari".

2

Even the famous tori gates at inari have cool looking Japanese text which basically says "Applebees", "Yamato Metal Industries", and so on.

3

"[the] timid Iranian madam that Inari* dimit(=dismissed)".

4

Oh and last thing: here is a city plan for you where we already detailed down the way to Fushimi Inari.” It goes without saying that the guy responsible for my shoes already set out my hiking shoes and not one of my city or evening shoes.

Proper noun examples

1

However, there are novel methods coming out, and there are startups and small companies doing this: check out Calyxt and Inari.

2

Hmmm People conflate Kyoto with the Gion + Kinkaku-ji + Arashiyama + Fushimi Inari.

3

My cellphone broke last summer I was paddling on lake Inari.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inari in a sentence?

Spend your days exploring the city's many temples and shrines, such as Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and the Golden Pavilion.

What does inari mean?

A lake in Lapland, Finland.

What part of speech is inari?

inari is commonly used as noun.