巻(ま)き寿 司(ずし)

まきずし

noun

sushi roll, rolled sushi

1. sushi roll, rolled sushi

Sushi made by rolling vinegared rice and fillings in a sheet of seaweed (nori), then cutting it into rounds. A staple of Japanese home cooking and sushi restaurants.

巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)を作(つく)る。

To make sushi rolls.

節分(せつぶん)には恵方(えほう)巻(ま)きという巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)を食(た)べる。

On Setsubun, people eat a sushi roll called ehomaki.

母(はは)がお弁当(べんとう)に入(い)れてくれた巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)は、卵焼(たまごや)きとキュウリが入(はい)っていて美味(おい)しかった。

The sushi rolls my mother put in my lunch box had egg omelet and cucumber in them and were delicious.

Common patterns

巻(ま)き (rolling) + 寿司(ずし) (sushi). Also written 巻(ま)きずし or 巻寿司(まきずし).

Usage

巻(ま)き寿司(ずし) has several varieties based on thickness:

太巻(ふとま)き: thick roll with multiple fillings
細巻(ほそま)き: thin roll with a single filling (e.g., かっぱ巻(ま)き for cucumber, 鉄火(てっか)巻(ま)き for tuna)
裏巻(うらま)き: inside-out roll (rice on outside)

Rolling is done with a 巻(ま)きす (bamboo rolling mat). 巻(ま)き寿司(ずし) is commonly made at home for celebrations, parties, and 弁当(べんとう) (lunch boxes).

Common collocations

巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)を巻(ま)く: to roll sushi
巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)を切(き)る: to cut sushi rolls
手作(てづく)り巻(ま)き寿司(ずし): homemade sushi rolls

Related Words

Related: 寿司(すし) (sushi (general))

Compare: 細巻(ほそま)き (thin sushi roll)

Related: 押(お)し寿司(ずし) (pressed sushi)

Compare: 握(にぎ)り寿司(ずし) (hand-pressed sushi)

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Added 2026.2.21 15:12 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:58

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