Translation guide
A Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari, the kami of rice, prosperity, and foxes. These shrines are characterized by red torii gates and fox statues.
Referring to a Shinto shrine where Inari is enshrined.
The standard term for an Inari shrine. Used in names and general references.
京都の伏見稲荷神社は有名です。
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is famous.
A more casual, affectionate term for an Inari shrine or the deity itself. Commonly used in everyday speech.
Short for Inari shrine, often used in compound names or casual contexts.
Inari shrines are easily recognized by the many red torii gates and stone fox statues (kitsune) often wearing red bibs. The foxes are messengers of Inari.
近所のお稲荷さんにお参りした。
I visited the local Inari shrine.
There's a small Inari shrine over there.