ちらし寿司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寿
す > ず
Grade: S
(ateji)

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

()らし (chirashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, conjunctive form) of ()らす (chirasu, to scatter)) + 寿()() (sushi, sushi). The sushi changes to zushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

ちらし寿()() • (chirashizushi

  1. chirashizushi (a kind of sushi made by topping or mixing rice with various other sushi ingredients, such as fish or eggs)