寿司
すし
hepburn sushi
sushi
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
壽longevity
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司manage
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Examples
- 寿司を食べます。I eat sushi.
- 寿司屋に行きたいです。I want to go to a sushi restaurant.
- この寿司はおいしいです。This sushi is delicious.
Collocations
寿司を食べる寿司屋回転寿司握り寿司寿司ネタ
Mnemonic
Sushi — 寿 (long-life) + 司 (one who tends). The kanji are a borrowed mask; its origin is street food, a vinegared rice for the road. Once portable and humble — now ceremony.
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