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軍艦巻き (gunkanmaki) Japanese meaning: battleship sushi | Kotomora
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Ikura and uni go well with battleship sushi.
I ate three plates of gunkan maki at the conveyor-belt sushi restaurant.
Related words 握にぎ り 寿ず 司し Nigiri sushi is hand-pressed with a topping directly on the rice, while gunkan maki has a nori wrap around the rice to hold loose toppings.
巻ま き 寿ず 司し Maki sushi is rolled with nori on the outside, enclosing the filling; gunkan maki is open on top.
Written forms 軍ぐん 艦かん 巻ま き
Standard spelling with okurigana.
軍ぐん 艦かん 巻まき
Variant without okurigana, also seen.
Etymology From 軍艦 (gunkan, 'warship') + 巻き (maki, 'roll'), named for its resemblance to a battleship.
