鮨

鮨	U+9BA8, 鮨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9BA8

← 鮧
[U+9BA7]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鮩 →
[U+9BA9]

Translingual

Han character

鮨 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+6, 17 strokes, cangjie input 弓火心日 (NFPA), four-corner 2136₁, composition ⿰魚旨)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1469, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46123
Dae Jaweon: page 2002, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4687, character 18
Unihan data for U+9BA8

Chinese

trad.		鮨
simp.		𮬜

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鮨
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (旨) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
稽	kiː, kʰiːʔ
詣	*ŋɡiːs
栺	ŋɡiːs, kji
榰	*klje
脂	*kji
鴲	kji, kjis
指	*kjiʔ
旨	*kjiʔ
恉	*kjiʔ
嗜	*ɡjis
蓍	*qʰlji
鰭	*ɡri
耆	*ɡri
鮨	*ɡri
鬐	*ɡri

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qí (qi²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cí
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²
  - Yale: chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
  - Palladius: ци (ci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kei⁴
  - Yale: kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: gjij

Rime
Character	鮨
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	渠脂切
Baxter	gjij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡi/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡjɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gi/
Li Rong	/ɡi/
Wang Li	/ɡi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡri/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鮨
Reading #	1/1
No.	17333
Phonetic component	旨
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	鬐
Old Chinese	/*ɡri/

Definitions

鮨

fish paste

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yì (yi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yì
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴
  - Yale: yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶
  - Yale: ngaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²²/

Definitions

鮨

(Chinese mythology) a kind of fish (or aquatic animal) that has baby-like voice (hence compared to giant salamander)

Japanese

Kanji

鮨

(Hyōgai kanji)

sushi

Readings

Go-on: ぎ (gi)
Kan-on: き (ki)
Kan’yō-on: し (shi)
Kun: すし (sushi, 鮨)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
鮨
すし Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鮨 – see the following entry.

【寿司すし】

[noun] sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or vegetables, etc.

Alternative spelling
鮓

(This term, 鮨, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja

鮨 (eum 지 (ji))

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