おかか

おかか
noun
dried bonito flakes (often seasoned)
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1. dried bonito flakes (often seasoned with soy sauce)
A homely word for shaved dried bonito (鰹節(かつおぶし)), especially when seasoned with soy sauce as a topping or rice-ball filling.
おかかのおにぎり。
A rice ball filled with bonito flakes.
ご飯(はん)におかかをかけた。
I sprinkled bonito flakes on my rice.
ほうれん草(そう)のおひたしに、おかかと醤油(しょうゆ)をかけて食(た)べた。
I ate boiled spinach topped with bonito flakes and soy sauce.

Originally women's palace language for 鰹節(かつおぶし): お + かか, a shortening of かつお. Now a home and convenience-store word.

Common collocations

  • おかかおにぎり: a bonito-flake rice ball, a standard filling
  • おかかご飯(はん): rice topped with seasoned bonito flakes
  • おかか和(あ)え: vegetables dressed with bonito flakes

Similar words

  • 鰹節(かつおぶし): the general and culinary word, for the dried fillet and its shavings; おかか sounds homely and usually means the seasoned flakes

Related Words

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Added 2026.10.10 5:10 · Revised 2026.10.10 5:11
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