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握り寿司 (にぎりずし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
nigirizushi ; hand-pressed sushi
food / cooking
A type of sushi made by hand-pressing vinegared rice and topping it with seafood, omelet, or other ingredients. The most common form of sushi in Japan.
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The toppings on the nigirizushi at this restaurant are fresh.
Written forms 握にぎ り 寿ず 司し Usage 23%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in menus and everyday writing.
握にぎ りずし Usage 35%
にぎり 寿ず 司し Usage 24%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; often seen in casual contexts.
握にぎ り 鮨ずし Usage 10%
Uses the older kanji 鮨; still seen in traditional sushi shops.
にぎりずし Usage 5%
Kana spelling; used when kanji are avoided or for clarity.
にぎり 鮨ずし Usage 3%
Kanji 寿 longevity, congratulations, one's natural life 司 director, official, govt office Similar words 巻ま き 寿ず 司し Rolled sushi, where rice and fillings are wrapped in nori seaweed, unlike hand-pressed nigirizushi.
ちらし 寿ず 司し Scattered sushi, with toppings mixed into or sprinkled over a bowl of vinegared rice, rather than formed into individual pieces.
Etymology From 握り (nigiri, 'grasping, pressing') + 寿司 (sushi, 'vinegared rice'). The name refers to the hand-pressing technique used to form the rice.
sushi, seasoned rice
