katsuobushi mo kakeru.

I sprinkle on the bonito flakes too.

Breakdown of katsuobushi mo kakeru.

• も: also
• かける: to sprinkle
• 鰹節かつおぶし: bonito flakes

Questions & Answers about katsuobushi mo kakeru.

How do you read 鰹節?

It is read かつおぶし.

• 鰹 = かつお (skipjack tuna / bonito)
• 節 = ふし / ぶし in this word

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

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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:

• ソースをかける。鰹節もかける。
• I put sauce on it. I also put bonito flakes on it.

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

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Why is it 鰹節もかける instead of 鰹節をかける?