寿司

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 See also 2 Mandarin 2.1 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
寿	司

[edit] Alternative spellings

• 鮨 (すし, sushi)
• 鮓 (すし, sushi)

[edit] Etymology

From the adjective sushi (“‘sour’”). The kanji are ateji.

[edit] Noun

寿司 (hiragana すし, romaji sushi)

1. Vinegared rice served with fish or vegetables, etc.; sushi.

[edit] Derived terms

握り寿司 (にぎりずし, nigirizushi): sushi, hand-shaped sushi 巻き寿司 (まきずし, makizushi): rolls, sushi rolls, maki 押し寿司 (おしずし, oshizushi): soft-pressed sushi topped with ingredients

ちらし寿司 (ちらしずし, chirashizushi): decorated sushi topped with ingredients 回転寿司 (かいてんすし, kaitensushi): sushi conveyed on the belt 寿司店 (すしてん, sushiten): sushi restaurant

[edit] See also

あがり (agari): tea むらさき (murasaki): soy sauce, shoyu がり (gari): pickled ginger さび (sabi): green mustard 平目 (ひらめ, hirame): flounder 烏賊/イカ (いか, ika): squid 蛸/タコ (たこ, tako): octopus 鮪/マグロ (まぐろ, maguro): tuna 鮭 (さけ, sake): salmon サーモン (sāmon): salmon 玉子 (たまご, tamago): egg 赤貝 (あかがい, akagai): ark shell イクラ (ikura): salmon roe 甘えび (あまえび, amaebi): sweet shrimp シャコ (しゃこ, shako): mantis crab 海胆 (うに, uni): sea urchin 穴子 (あなご, anago): sea eel

細巻き (ほそまき, hosomaki): rolled sushi (mostly with 1 ingredient) 乾瓢巻き (かんぴょうまき, kanpyō-maki): rolled sushi with gourd 鉄火巻き (てっかまき, tekka-maki): rolled sushi with tuna 河童巻き (かっぱまき, kappa-maki): rolled sushi with cucumber 太巻き (ふとまき, futomaki): rolled sushi (bolder than 細巻き, with variety of ingredients) 軍艦巻き (ぐんかんまき, gunkan-maki): a type of hand-shaped sushi, horizontally rolled sushi with variety of ingredients on its top

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	寿司
traditional	壽司

[edit] Noun

寿司 (simplified, Pinyin shòusī, traditional 壽司)

1. sushi