Learn Hardcore Japanese: katuobusi mo kakeru. - I sprinkle on the bonito flakes too.

Breakdown of katsuobushi mo kakeru.

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How do you read 鰹節?

It is read かつおぶし.

As a food word, 鰹節 means bonito flakes or dried shaved bonito.

What does も mean here?

Here, も means also or too.

So the sentence implies that something else has already been added, and now bonito flakes are also added.

For example, the context might be:

So も adds 鰹節 to a list of things being used.

Why is it 鰹節もかける instead of 鰹節をかける?

Because も is replacing を here.

Normally, with the direct object, you would say:

But if you want to say bonito flakes too / also bonito flakes, Japanese often uses も instead of を:

So in this sentence, も is functioning where を would normally appear.

What does かける mean in this sentence?