Learn Japanese Sushi Vocabulary

Japanese Vocabulary – Sushi 寿司 – Review Notes

Do you want to learn Japanese Sushi vocabulary? Today we will teach you how to say some types of sushi in Japanese! In these review notes, we will go over all the Japanese vocabulary that was in the video and we will see a list of more sushi vocabulary!

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Japanese Vocabulary: Sushi 寿司

★　Most of the names of fish used for sushi have kanji but they are more commonly written using hiragana or katakana.

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★　Salmon in Japanese is サーモン (sāmon).

★　There is another Japanese word for salmon: 鮭（さけ – sake – or しゃけ – shake) but when talking about salmon sushi, サーモン (sāmon) is more common.

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★　まぐろ (maguro) is the Japanese name for the bluefin tuna.

★　Depending on the part of the fish, different words may be used.

      ★　あかみ (akami) – the leaner meat from the side of the fish

      ★　とろ (toro) – the fatty belly meat, also broken into 2 categories:

             ★　中とろ (chūtoro) – fatty but less fatty than ōtoro

             ★　大とろ (ōtoro) – the fattiest belly meat

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★　The Japanese word for egg is たまご (tamago).

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★　The Japanese word for salmon roe is いくら (ikura)

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★　Shrimp in Japanese is えび (ebi).

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★　Freshwater Eel in Japanese is うなぎ (unagi).

★　Saltwater Eel in Japanese is あなご (anago).

★　Both kinds of eel are used for sushi and in other Japanese dishes. Unagi is more expensive than Anago.

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★　Squid in Japanese is いか (ika).

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★　Octopus in Japanese is たこ (tako).

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More Sushi Vocabulary:

Horse Mackerel　　  aji 　　　 　　あじ

raw shrimp　　　 　 amaebi 　　    あまえび

sea urchin　　　　    uni　　　　　 うに

yellowtail　　 　　    hamachi　　　はまち

sea bream　　 　　   tai　　　　　　たい

puffer fish　　 　　   fugu　　　　　ふぐ

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Conclusion:

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