Illustration: At a neighborhood sushi counter, a chef gently presses a slice of fish onto a small oval mound of rice between his fingers. His hands are close enough to reveal the separate rice grains and the fish draping over the sides.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

握にぎり寿司ずし

nigirizushi

hand-pressed sushi

Example sentences

  1. 握にぎりずしは、「にぎり」と略りゃくされることがある。

    The term 'nigiri-zushi' is sometimes abbreviated to "Nigiri."

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 江戸前握りずしでは、これまで酢〆にしたり醤油漬けにしたり、あるいは火を通したりしていた素材も、生のまま扱うことがしだいに多くなっていった。

    In Edomae nigiri zushi, the ingredients that had been marinated in vinegar or soy sauce, or cooked were gradually used raw.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 種類しゅるいも増ふえ、大おおきかった握にぎりもしだいに小ちいさくなり、現代げんだいの握にぎりずしと近ちかい形かたちが整ととのってきた時代じだいである。

    With a variety of ingredients available, a smaller-size nigiri-zushi became dominant and the shape of nigiri-zushi became similar to that of today’s nigiri-zushi.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 握寿司

  • 握grip; holdOnアクKunにぎる
  • 寿longevity; congratulationsOnジュ・ス・シュウKunことぶき・ことぶく・ことほぐ
  • 司director; officialOnシKunつかさどる

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