Inari

[ in-uh-ree, -ahr-ee; Finnish i-nah-ri ]

/ ˈɪn ə ri, -ɑr i; Finnish ˈɪ nɑ rɪ /

Save This Word!

noun

Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1,295 sq. km).

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Words nearby Inari

inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch, inarguable, Inari, in arms, in arrears, inarticulate, inartificial, inartistic

How to use Inari in a sentence

Inari, as we have already found, is often extremely benevolent.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
We found Oye-San waiting for us patiently, outside at Inari, where he had expected us from the earliest morning.
An Artist's Letters From Japan|John La Farge
This procession was on its way to the great Temple of Inari, several miles distant.
Travels in the Far East|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
There, too, is his enemy the Inari fox, who is kind of heart.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder

Instead of going towards the open plain, she made for the Temple of Inari Daim-yojin.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder