寿司
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寿司
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.
Kanji in this Word
寿
7 strokes
Frequency: 1245
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
longevity
congratulations
one's natural life
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュ
ス
シュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ことぶき
ことぶ.く
ことほ.ぐ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かず
じ
じゅう
すっ
すみ
とし
としかつ
なが
のぶ
のり
ひさ
ひさし
やす
司
5 strokes
Frequency: 759
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
director
official
govt office
rule
administer
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つかさど.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
つ
つか
つかさ
鮨
17 strokes
Meanings
sushi
seasoned rice
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すし
鮓
16 strokes
Meanings
sushi
seasoned rice
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すし
壽
14 strokes
Grade 10
Meanings
longevity
congratulations
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュ
ス
シュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ことぶき
ことぶ.く
ことほ.ぐ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かず
じ
とし
ひさ
ひさし
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