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

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• 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/

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• 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

1. fish paste

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yì (yi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶

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• 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

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

Japanese

Kanji

鮨

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. 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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