おから

• 卯うの花はな

  卯の花 is a cooked dish made with okara, vegetables, and seasonings; okara itself is the raw ingredient.

• 豆とう腐ふ

  豆腐 is the solid soy product; okara is the fibrous byproduct left after extracting soy milk for tofu.

• おからUsage81%

  The most common spelling; the word is usually written in kana.

• オカラUsage17%
• きらずUsage2%
• 雪花菜
  • おから

    Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.

  • きらず

    Kanji spelling for the reading きらず; very rare.

  • せっかさい

    Sino-Japanese reading of the kanji; extremely rare in practice.

• 御お殻から

  Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.

• 切きらず

  Alternate reading and spelling, literally 'not cut'; a euphemistic name for okara.

• せっかさい

The origin is uncertain. The reading おから may be related to 空 (から, 'empty') or 殻 (から, 'husk'), but this is not confirmed. The kanji 雪花菜 and 御殻 are ateji.