お握り

御握り

Reading

Kana: おにぎり

Romaji: onigiri

Definition

noun

1

rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

Note: word usually written using kana alone; polite (teineigo) language

See also: 握り飯

Kanji

握

Readings: アク、 にぎ.る

Meanings: grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe

御

Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-

Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentence

サンドイッチとおにぎりじゃ、どっちが重(おも)いかしら。

➥Which are heavier, sandwiches or onigiris?