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寿司

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寿司.

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Entry

《寿司》鮨すし鮓NounFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

寿

longevity, congratulations, one's natural life

7 strokesFrequency 1,245JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジュスシュウ

Kun

ことぶきことぶ.くことほ.ぐ

Nanori

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

director, official, govt office, rule, administer

5 strokesFrequency 759JLPT N2Grade 4

On

シ

Kun

つかさど.る

Nanori

つつかつかさ
鮨

sushi, seasoned rice

17 strokes

On

シキ

Kun

すし
鮓

sushi, seasoned rice

16 strokes

On

サ

Kun

すし

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