あられ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel
2. dicing; small cubes
3. roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
Kanji used
hail
Pitch accent
られ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, or sweetened with sugar, etc.)
soft hail; snow pellets
small hail; ice pellets
arare biscuit made from soybeans
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival