お稲荷いなりさん

noun

Inari (Shinto deity)

Honorific name for the Shinto god of harvests, wealth, and fertility. Often used in prayers and casual references.

See also: 稲荷

• お稲荷いなりさんにお参まいりして、商しょう売ばい繁はん盛じょうを祈いのった。

  I visited the Inari shrine and prayed for business prosperity.

noun

Inari shrine

Polite way to refer to a shrine dedicated to Inari. Often used in everyday conversation.

See also: 稲荷

• 近きん所じょのお稲荷いなりさんでお祭まつりがある。

  There's a festival at the local Inari shrine.

noun

inarizushi (sushi in fried tofu pouch)

Polite term for the sushi dish. Commonly used in daily speech, especially by women and children.

See also: 稲荷寿司

• お弁べん当とうにお稲荷いなりさんを入いれてもらった。

  I had some inarizushi put in my lunch box.

noun

scrotum; testicle sack

Jocular slang, likening the shape of the scrotum to an inarizushi pouch. Used humorously among close friends.

• 「お稲荷いなりさんがかゆい」なんて、下げ品ひんな冗じょう談だんだよ。

  Saying 'my scrotum is itchy' is a crude joke.