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寿司 (すし, sushi) Japanese meaning: sushi | Kotomora
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Would you like to go out for sushi tonight?
The sushi at this restaurant is fresh and very delicious.
Usage patterns 寿す 司し を 握にぎ る to make (nigiri) sushi by hand
The chef made sushi for us right in front of us.
寿す 司し を 巻ま く to roll sushi (in nori)
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
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 Counted with For pieces of nigiri sushi (まぐろ二貫).
At conveyor-belt sushi, plates are the serving unit (十皿食べた); individual pieces are 貫.
Word family· 30 nigirizushi; hand-pressed sushi
whole fish stuffed with sushi rice
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Written forms 寿す 司し Usage 69%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard modern spelling; ateji (phonetic) reading.
すし Usage 18%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in casual contexts.
鮨すし Usage 7%
Traditional kanji, still seen on restaurant signs and in formal contexts.
スシ Usage 4%
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.
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sushi shop; sushi restaurant
wooden sushi rice mixing bowl · wooden sushi presentation platter
Show 5 more sushi topping; sushi ingredient
sushi rice; rice for sushi
sushi rice; vinegared rice for sushi
lightly pressed sushi; overnight vinegared sushi
sasazushi; bamboo-leaf sushi
寿す し
Usage 2%
鮓すし Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
