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押し寿司 (おしずし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

押おし寿ず司し

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Meanings

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noun

pressed sushi; oshizushi

food / cooking

A type of sushi made by pressing rice and toppings in a wooden mold (押し型), then cutting into pieces. Common in Kansai region.

大おお阪さかでは押おし寿ず司しが名めい物ぶつです。
Pressed sushi is a specialty in Osaka.
木きの型かたで押おし寿ず司しを作つくる。
Make pressed sushi using a wooden mold.

Written forms

押おし寿ず司しUsage65%
Standard kanji spelling for pressed sushi.
押おしずしUsage20%
search-only kanji form
押おし鮨ずしUsage15%
Uses the older kanji 鮨 for sushi; sometimes found in traditional contexts.

押おし

寿ず

司し

Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.

Kanji

押push, stop, check
寿longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
司director, official, govt office
鮨sushi, seasoned rice

Similar words

握にぎり寿ず司し
Hand-formed sushi, the most common type, while 押し寿司 is pressed in a mold.
ちらし寿ず司し
Scattered sushi with toppings mixed or arranged on top of rice, not pressed.

Etymology

From 押し (oshi, 'pressing') + 寿司 (sushi). The name directly describes the preparation method.