17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

sushi, seasoned rice

Kun'yomi
  • sushi
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sushi, seasoned rice
すし シ キ (Kentei 1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ むね うま.い (7th, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)
sushi topping
narezushi of amberjack and turnip (Kanazawa speciality)
makizushi comprising mackerel filet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
sweetfish sushi
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References

Unicode hex code 9BA8
JIS X 0208 1-82-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5293
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6862
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2826
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2841
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46123
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a6.8
Four corner code 2136.1
De Roo Code 2578