Word Meaning 刺身

さしみ sashimi

刺身 is read as さしみ (sashimi) and means sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans).

Meaning

English

  1. sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

Reading

Kana

さしみ

Romaji

sashimi

Writing Variants

  • 刺し身 さしみ sashimi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 鳥肉,鶏肉,たたき,ユッケ,サンマ,秋刀魚,,寿司 Rank 5585 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

刺身の妻

さしみのつま

sashimi garnish

刺身盛り合わせ

さしみもりあわせ

plate of assorted sashimi

刺身包丁

さしみぼうちょう

sashimi knife

とげ

biting words

刺す

さす

to catch (with a limed pole)

刺さる

ささる

to resonate emotionally

刺し殺す

さしころす

to stab to death

刺し

さし

sashimi (sliced raw fish)

刺殺

しさつ

putting out

心身

しんじん

mind and body

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

上半身

かみはんしん

upper half of the body

Example Sentences

9

You don't like sashimi, do you?

I like sashimi.

If you eat it every day like this, then you become tired even of sashimi.

Which plate should I serve sashimi on?

It was not until I came to Japan that I ate sashimi.

Scott's sister likes to prepare sashimi.

"You must not like sashimi, right?" "What do you mean? I love sashimi!"

Nyotaimori is where food, like sashimi, is laid out on a naked woman.

"What do you want to eat?" "Pork and Sashimi and Natto." "That's just about everything that I can't eat."