回かい転てん寿ず司し

also: かいてんすし

か

い

て

ん

ず

し

Meanings

1

noun

conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; kaiten-zushi

A style of sushi restaurant where plates of sushi circulate on a conveyor belt; diners pick what they want. The term is widely understood and used in everyday Japanese.

週しゅう末まつは家か族ぞくで回かい転てん寿ず司しに行いった。

We went to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant as a family on the weekend.

あの回かい転てん寿ず司しは一いち皿さら百ひゃく円えんからだ。

That kaiten-zushi place starts at 100 yen per plate.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
転revolve, turn around, change
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
司director, official, govt office
鮨sushi, seasoned rice

Related words

寿す司し
寿司 is sushi in general; 回転寿司 specifically refers to the conveyor belt style of sushi restaurant.
立たち食ぐい寿ず司し
立ち食い寿司 is a standing sushi bar, while 回転寿司 is a sit-down restaurant with a conveyor belt.

Built from

回かい転てん+寿す司し

Written forms

回転寿司
- かいてんずし
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- かいてんすし
回かい転てんずし
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
回かい転てんすし
Mixed kanji-kana spelling with unvoiced すし; less common than 回転ずし.
回転鮨
- かいてんずし
  Uses the older kanji 鮨 for sushi; rarely seen in modern signage.

Etymology

Compound of 回転 (kaiten, 'rotation') and 寿司 (sushi). The name describes the rotating conveyor belt that carries sushi plates.

かいてんすし