すき焼やき

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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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.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をすき焼やきにするto cook/turn (an ingredient) into sukiyaki
今日きょうは牛ぎゅう肉にくをすき焼やきにしよう。
Let's make sukiyaki with the beef today.
すき焼やき用ようの〈物もの〉(ingredient) meant/cut for sukiyaki
これはすき焼やき用ようの牛ぎゅう肉にくです。
This is beef cut specifically for sukiyaki.

Kanji

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

Related words

鍋なべ料りょう理り
鍋料理 is the general category of Japanese hot pot dishes, while すき焼き is one specific type known for its sweet-savory soy sauce seasoning.
しゃぶしゃぶ
すき焼き uses meat and vegetables simmered together in a sweet soy-based broth with a raw egg dip, whereas しゃぶしゃぶ involves briefly swishing thin meat slices in plain broth and dipping in ponzu or sesame sauce.

Don't confuse with

しゃぶしゃぶ
すき焼き simmers beef and vegetables in a sweet soy-based broth, while しゃぶしゃぶ involves briefly swishing thin beef slices in plain boiling water or broth and dipping them in sauce.

Counted with

品ひんN2
A somewhat polite/formal way to count dishes of food, including sukiyaki.
皿さらN4
Used to count a single serving of sukiyaki on a plate, as in 「すき焼き一皿」.

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.

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.

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.