稲荷

/inanari/ → /inari/

Originally a compound of 稲 (ina, “rice plant”) +‎ 生り (nari), the stem form of verb 生る (naru, “to fruit, to go to seed”).

The 荷 character is gikun, in reference to "bearing".

• (Tokyo) いなり [íꜜnàrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ina̠ɾʲi]

稲(いな)荷(り) • (inari) 

1. synonym of 狐 (kitsune, “fox, Vulpes”)
2. synonym of 油揚げ (abura-age, “deep-fried tofu”)
3. short for 稲荷鮨 (inari-zushi, “simmered deep-fried tofu pockets filled with vinegared rice”)

稲(いな)荷(り) • (Inari) 

1. (Japanese mythology): god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success
2. a surname
3. the name of various towns and stations around Japan