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鮨 kanji
sushi, seasoned rice
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シキ
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すし
Words with 鮨
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —蕪鮨narezushi of amberjack and turnip (Kanazawa speciality)
- —大阪鮨Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)
- —なれ鮨narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
- —黄身鮨kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
- —磯巻き鮨makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
- —鮨sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
- —握鮨nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
- —鮨飯rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
- —鮨詰jam-packed; packed in like sardines
- —巻鮨makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette
- —鮨屋sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
- —押鮨oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
- —鮨種sushi topping
- —馴鮨narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
- —鮒鮨funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
- —早鮨type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight
- —箱鮨oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
- —鮎鮨sweetfish sushi; ayu sushi; belly of sweetfish salted, pickled and served on rice
- —酒鮨fermented sushi made with sake instead of vinegar (speciality of Kagoshima)
- —鮨酢seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
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