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.
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.
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.
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.
Most common spelling for all senses, using ずり as a phonetic rendering of 摺り/摩り.
Kanji 摺り suggests rubbing or grinding; used for sand polishing and sand finish senses.
Rare variant with 摩り (to rub, to polish); mostly seen in older or specialized texts.
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.