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sushi
A Japanese dish consisting of vinegared rice combined with various ingredients, typically raw fish, seafood, vegetables, or egg.
Shall we go to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant?
Note the rendaku: すし becomes ずし in compounds
Also written as 鮨 or 鮓, but 寿司 is the usual spelling on signs and menus. In compounds the initial す regularly becomes ず (rendaku).
Types
- 握り寿司 (hand-pressed sushi)
- 巻き寿司 (rolled sushi)
- 押し寿司 (pressed sushi)
- 散らし寿司 (scattered sushi)
- 手巻き寿司 (hand rolls)
- 回転寿司 (conveyor-belt sushi)
Common collocations
- 寿司を握る - to make sushi (said of a chef)
- 寿司を食べに行く - to go out for sushi
- 寿司を注文する - to order sushi
- 寿司の出前を取る - to have sushi delivered
Shop terms
- シャリ (vinegared rice)
- ネタ (topping)
- ガリ (pickled ginger)
- むらさき (soy sauce - sushi shop term)
- あがり (green tea - sushi shop term)
Similar words
- 刺身 - raw fish served on its own, without the vinegared rice
Cultural note
Sushi covers everything from inexpensive 回転寿司 chains to expensive counter restaurants where an 板前 prepares each piece to order. It is also standard celebration food, often ordered in on a platter for guests.
Counter
Pieces of nigiri are counted with 貫; at a 回転寿司 the bill is counted by 皿 (plates).