寿す司し

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

sushi; vinegared rice dish

Refers broadly to dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc. In English, often associated with raw fish, but the Japanese term covers a wider range.

今こん夜やは寿す司しを食たべに行いきませんか。
Would you like to go out for sushi tonight?
この店みせの寿す司しは新しん鮮せんでとてもおいしい。
The sushi at this restaurant is fresh and very delicious.

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Usage patterns

寿す司しを握にぎるto make (nigiri) sushi by hand
職しょく人にんが目めの前まえで寿す司しを握にぎってくれた。
The chef made sushi for us right in front of us.
寿す司しを巻まくto roll sushi (in nori)
子こ供どもと一いっ緒しょに寿す司しを巻まいてみた。
I tried rolling sushi together with my kid.
寿す司しの出で前まえを頼たのむto order sushi delivery
今こん夜やは寿す司しの出で前まえを頼たのもう。
Let's order sushi delivery tonight.

Expressions

寿す司しの具ぐsushi ingredients; fillings/toppings for sushi
回まわらない寿す司しnon-conveyor belt sushi; traditional sushi restaurant
回まわらないお寿す司しnon-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served without a conveyor belt

Kanji

寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
司director, official, govt office
鮨sushi, seasoned rice
鮓sushi, seasoned rice

Don't confuse with

刺さし身みN3
寿司 always includes vinegared rice, while 刺身 is just sliced raw fish served without rice.

Counted with

貫かん
For pieces of nigiri sushi (まぐろ二貫).
皿さらN4
At conveyor-belt sushi, plates are the serving unit (十皿食べた); individual pieces are 貫.

Word family· 30

握にぎり寿ず司しN1
nigirizushi; hand-pressed sushi
姿すがた寿ず司し
whole fish stuffed with sushi rice
寿す司し屋や
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
寿す司し店てん
sushi shop; sushi restaurant
寿す司し桶おけ
wooden sushi rice mixing bowl · wooden sushi presentation platter

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寿す司し種だね
sushi topping; sushi ingredient
寿す司し米まい
sushi rice; rice for sushi
寿す司し飯めし
sushi rice; vinegared rice for sushi
早はや寿ず司し
lightly pressed sushi; overnight vinegared sushi
笹ささ寿ず司し
sasazushi; bamboo-leaf sushi

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Written forms

寿す司しUsage69%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard modern spelling; ateji (phonetic) reading.
すしUsage18%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in casual contexts.
鮨すしUsage7%
Traditional kanji, still seen on restaurant signs and in formal contexts.
スシUsage4%
寿すしUsage2%
search-only kanji form
鮓すしUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Originally from an old method of preserving fish in fermented rice; the modern form with vinegared rice developed in the Edo period. The kanji 寿司 are ateji (phonetic) and do not reflect the original meaning.