回転寿司

回転寿司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	転	寿	司
かい Grade: 2	てん Grade: 3	す > ず Grade: S	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
回轉壽司 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 回転 (かいてん, kaiten, “rotation”) +‎ 寿司 (すし, sushi, “sushi”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいて​んずし [kàítéꜜǹzùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠itẽ̞n(d͡)zɨᵝɕi]

Noun

回(かい)転(てん)寿(ず)司(し) • (kaitenzushi) 

1. kaiten sushi, conveyor belt sushi (sushi served on a sushi train)