noun
chicken gizzard
Culinary term for the muscular stomach of a chicken, often used in yakitori and other dishes.
See also: 砂嚢
焼き鳥では、砂ずりが好きです。
At yakitori, I like chicken gizzard.
noun
fatty belly of a fish
Refers to the fatty underside of a fish, prized for its rich flavor; sometimes used in sushi or grilled dishes.
この魚の砂ずりは脂がのっていて美味しい。
The fatty belly of this fish is rich and delicious.
noun
sand polishing
Process of polishing or grinding using sand, often in crafts or metalworking.
職人が砂ずりで表面を滑らかに仕上げた。
The craftsman finished the surface smoothly by sand polishing.
noun
sand finish
A textured wall finish achieved by applying sand mortar; used in construction and plastering.
外壁に砂ずりを施して、落ち着いた雰囲気にした。
We applied a sand finish to the exterior wall to give it a calm atmosphere.
砂嚢 (さのう) is a more formal or biological term for gizzard, while 砂ずり is the common culinary term.
Compound of 砂 (すな, sand) and ずり, the continuative form of 摺る/摩る (する, to rub, to grind). The gizzard sense comes from the organ's function of grinding food with ingested sand; the fish belly sense may refer to the texture or appearance; the polishing and finish senses directly reflect sand-rubbing processes.