おにぎり

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Japanese

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お握り
(childish) a closing or grasping of one's hand
a rice ball (from the way the ball is formed by squeezing a handful of rice in one's hands)
Alternative spellings
御握り, 御握
(This term, おにぎり (onigiri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)