ちらし寿司
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 寿 | 司 |
| す > ず Grade: S (ateji) |
し Grade: 4 (ateji) |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| ちらし壽司 (kyūjitai) 散らし寿司 ちらし鮨 散らし鮨 |
Etymology
散らし (chirashi, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “conjunctive form”) of 散らす (chirasu, “to scatter”)) + 寿司 (sushi, “sushi”). The sushi changes to zushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
ちらし寿司 • (chirashizushi)
- chirashizushi (a kind of sushi made by topping or mixing rice with various other sushi ingredients, such as fish or eggs)