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刺身 (さしみ, sashimi) Japanese meaning: sashimi | Kotomora

刺さし身み

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

sashimi; raw sliced fish

Thinly sliced raw fish or seafood, served without rice as a Japanese dish. Often eaten with soy sauce and wasabi.

新しん鮮せんな刺さし身みを醤しょう油ゆにつけて食たべた。

I ate fresh sashimi dipped in soy sauce.

この店みせの刺さし身み盛もり合あわせはとても人にん気きがある。

The sashimi platter at this restaurant is very popular.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を刺さし身みにするto prepare something as sashimi
釣つったばかりの魚さかなを刺さし身みにした。
We made sashimi out of the fish we'd just caught.
刺さし身みで食たべるto eat (something) raw, as sashimi
このマグロは刺さし身みで食たべるのが一いち番ばんおいしい。
This tuna tastes best eaten as sashimi.
刺さし身みに醤しょう油ゆをつけるto dip sashimi in soy sauce
刺さし身みに醤しょう油ゆとわさびをつけて食たべた。
I dipped the sashimi in soy sauce and wasabi before eating it.
新しん鮮せんな刺さし身みfresh sashimi
港みなと町まちでは新しん鮮せんな刺さし身みが安やすく食たべられる。
In the port town, you can eat fresh sashimi cheaply.

Expressions

刺さし身みのつまsashimi garnish · something insignificant; something easily dispensable
刺さし身み盛もり合あわせassorted sashimi platter; sashimi assortment

Kanji

刺thorn, pierce, stab
身somebody, person, one's station in life

Related words

作つくりN1
刺身 is the everyday word for sashimi, while 作り is a more refined term often heard in restaurants or Kansai speech.
刺さし
刺し is a casual, industry-shorthand clipping of 刺身 used mainly in restaurant or kitchen contexts, while 刺身 is the standard, neutral word for sashimi.
フェ
刺身 is Japanese-style raw fish typically eaten with soy sauce and wasabi, while フェ refers to Korean-style raw fish or meat prepared with Korean seasonings like gochujang.

Don't confuse with

寿す司しN5
刺身 is just sliced raw fish with no rice, while 寿司 always involves vinegared rice, even when topped with raw fish.
洗あらい
刺身 is raw fish sliced and served as is, while 洗い is sashimi that has been briefly rinsed in ice water to firm up its texture.
さく
さく is the uncut rectangular block of fish, while 刺身 is the sliced raw-fish dish made from that block.

Counted with

皿さらN4
刺身 is typically counted with 皿 when referring to a plate or serving of it.
船ふねN5
For boat-shaped servings, e.g. sashimi platters (一舟).
切きれN3
刺身 is counted with 切れ when referring to individual slices.
盛もり
Counts heaped servings (一盛り).

Word family

刺さし身み包ぼう丁ちょう
sashimi knife

Written forms

刺さし身みUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
刺さし身みUsage11%
Alternative spelling with okurigana; also common, especially in newspapers.
さしみUsage6%
Kana spelling; often used in casual writing, menus, or for learners.
サシミUsage2%

Etymology

From 刺し (sashi, 'piercing') + 身 (mi, 'flesh, body'). The exact origin is uncertain, but one theory is that the name comes from the old practice of skewering the fish's fin onto the sliced meat to show what kind of fish it was.