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Meanings

sushi
seasoned rice

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すし

Common Words

Noun
Freq #13636
1

Food, cooking

sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

Examples
かなり多くのアメリカ人が寿司を好む。
Quite a few Americans like sushi.
すし屋
鮨屋
Noun
Freq #36241
1

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

Examples
今すぐ、すし屋さんに行くなんてどうですか。
How about going to a sushi bar right now?
回転すし
回転ずし
回転鮨
いてんずし (回転寿司/回転ずし/回転鮨)
かいてんすし (回転寿司/回転すし/回転鮨)
Noun
Freq #51815
1

conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi

寿司詰め
鮨詰め
しづめ
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #55883
1

Idiomatic expression

jam-packed; packed in like sardines

Examples
移民たちは、そこへ、木の漁船にすし詰め状態で、危険な航海をするのである。
Packed into wooden fishing boats like sardines, the immigrants undergo the dangerous voyage there.
散らし寿司
ちらし鮨
散らしずし
散らし鮨
らしずし
Noun
Freq #63578
1

Food, cooking

chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

稲荷寿司
稲荷ずし
稲荷鮨
いなり鮨
なりずし
Noun
Freq #78213
1

Food, cooking

inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu

手巻寿司
手巻き鮨
手巻鮨
てまきずし
Noun
Freq #82609
1

Food, cooking

hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

巻寿司
きずし
巻き鮨
Noun
Freq #97797
1

Food, cooking

makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette

握り寿司
握り鮨
ぎりずし
Noun
Freq #106819
1

Food, cooking

nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

鮒ずし
鮒鮨
鮒鮓
ずし
Noun
Freq #126173
1

funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi

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