寿司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寿	司

Alternative forms

• 鮨 (すし, sushi)
• 鮓 (すし, sushi)

Etymology

From the adjective 酸い (sushi, “sour”). The kanji are ateji.

Noun

寿司 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai 壽司, hiragana すし, romaji sushi)

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

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

Proper noun

寿司 (hiragana ひさし, romaji Hisashi)

1. A male given name

See also

• Appendix:Japanese sushi terms

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Mandarin

simplified	寿司
traditional	壽司

Noun

寿司 (simplified, Pinyin shòusī, traditional 壽司)

1. sushi