Translation guide
Makizushi refers to rolled sushi, where rice and fillings are wrapped in nori seaweed using a bamboo mat. It is a common type of sushi in Japanese cuisine.
The learner wants to refer to the general concept of rolled sushi, such as when ordering or describing food.
The standard Japanese term for rolled sushi. It encompasses all types of sushi rolls.
今夜は巻き寿司を作ります。
I will make makizushi tonight.
A broader term that can refer to rolled sushi, often used in sushi restaurant contexts to mean 'rolls'.
巻き物を三種類ください。
Please give me three kinds of rolls.
The learner wants to specify a particular kind of rolled sushi, such as thin rolls or inside-out rolls.
Thin rolled sushi with a single filling, like cucumber or tuna.
かっぱ巻きは細巻きの一種です。
Kappamaki is a type of thin roll.
Thick rolled sushi with multiple fillings, often eaten on special occasions.
Inside-out roll with rice on the outside, like California roll.
カリフォルニアロールは裏巻きです。
California roll is an inside-out roll.
Hand-rolled cone-shaped sushi, often made at home or at parties.
手巻き寿司パーティーをしよう。
Let's have a hand-rolled sushi party.
Battleship roll, where a strip of nori is wrapped around a ball of rice and topped with soft ingredients like ikura.
When ordering at a sushi restaurant, you can simply say the name of the specific roll (e.g., 鉄火巻き, tekka maki) or ask for 巻き物 (makimono) to refer to rolls in general.
We eat thick rolls on Setsubun.
軍艦巻きのいくらが好きです。
I like battleship rolls with salmon roe.