すき焼やき

す

き

や

き

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

sukiyaki; Japanese hot pot with thinly sliced beef and vegetables

food / cooking

A well-known Japanese dish where beef and vegetables are simmered in a sweet-savory soy-based broth, often cooked at the table. The name is widely recognized internationally.

今こん夜やはすき焼やきにしよう。
Let's have sukiyaki tonight.
すき焼やきには

生なま

卵たまご

を

つけ

て

食た

べる

の

が

好す

き

だ

。

I like to eat sukiyaki dipped in raw egg.

Written forms

すき焼やきUsage68%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
スキヤキUsage15%
search-only kana form
すきやきUsage12%
Kana spelling, common in casual writing or for learners.
すき焼やきUsage6%
Abbreviated kanji spelling, seen in some menus or signs.
鋤すき焼やき
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 鋤 (spade), reflecting a possible folk etymology about cooking on a spade.
鋤すき焼やき
rarely-used kanji form
Rare abbreviated kanji form; seldom used.
寿す喜き焼やき
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji (phonetic) spelling using auspicious characters; very rare.

Kanji

焼bake, burning
鋤spade up, plow
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
喜

Similar words

しゃぶしゃぶ
Shabu-shabu is another beef hot pot, but the meat is swished briefly in boiling broth rather than simmered in a sweet-savory sauce.
鍋なべ料りょう理り
Nabemono is the general category of Japanese hot pot dishes; sukiyaki is one specific type with a distinct sweet-savory seasoning.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. One common theory traces it to the verb すく (to slice thinly) or to the practice of cooking on a 鋤 (spade). The kanji 寿喜焼 is an ateji spelling using auspicious characters.

rejoice, take pleasure in