あられ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あられ – see the following entry.
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[noun] hail under five millimeters in diameter
[noun] diced pieces of food
[noun] a pattern or design consisting of small blocks or squares
[noun] clipping of 霰餠 (arare-mochi, small pieces of baked and fried mochi)
(This term, あられ (arare), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あられ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あられ.