振りかけ

This is the 8555th most frequent Japanese word.


振りかけ

A seasoning or topping sprinkled over food.


Here, '振りかけ' is used to describe the action of sprinkling or scattering something (like a substance) lightly over a surface.

彼はお茶に砂糖を振りかけました。

He sprinkled sugar over the tea.


In this example, '振りかけ' conveys seasoning or adding a small amount of ingredient uniformly over food.

料理の最後にハーブを振りかけました。

I sprinkled herbs over the dish at the end of cooking.


Here, '振りかけ' is metaphorically used to describe the impression of snow lightly covering a surface, drawing a visual similarity to sprinkling powder.

雪が屋根に薄く振りかけられているように見えた。

The snow seemed to be thinly sprinkled over the roof.