Do you know the Japanese for uni (sea urchin), anago (conger eel), salmon, and more? Learn sushi vocabulary through a fun game. How many plates can you grab at a ¥3,000 食べ放題? When sushi comes around on the conveyor belt, tap the matching sushi name to take a plate. Before you start, warm up with the sushi vocabulary chart on this page.
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Chinese | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鯵 | あじ | aji | 池魚 | Horse mackerel |
| 甘エビ | あまえび | amaebi | 甜蝦 | Deep-water shrimp |
| いか | ika | 魷魚 | Squid | |
| いくら | ikura | 三文魚子 | Salmon roe | |
| うに | uni | 海膽 | Sea urchin | |
| 海老 | えび | ebi | 蝦 | Shrimp |
| 鰹 | かつお | katsuo | 鰹魚 | Bonito |
| 河童巻き | かっぱまき | kappamaki | 青瓜卷 | Cucumber sushi roll |
| 蟹 | かに | kani | 蟹 | Crab |
| かんぱち | kanpachi | 鱆紅魚 | Amberjack | |
| がり | gari | 薑片 | Pickled ginger | |
| サーモン | sāmon | 三文魚 | Salmon | |
| たこ | tako | 章魚 | Octopus | |
| 玉子 | たまご | tamago | 雞蛋 | Egg |
| 中トロ | ちゅうトロ | chūtoro | 吞拿魚腩 | Medium-fat tuna |
| 鉄火巻き | てっかまき | tekkamaki | 鐵火卷 | Tuna roll |
| 葱鮪 | ねぎまぐろ | negimaguro | 葱吞拿魚 | Tuna with leek |
| はまち | hamachi | 油甘魚 | Young yellowtail | |
| 太巻き | ふとまき | futomaki | 太卷 | Thick sushi roll |
| 帆立 | ほたて | hotate | 帆立貝 | Scallops |
| 鮪 | まぐろ | maguro | 吞拿魚 | Tuna |
| 醤油 | しょうゆ | shōyu | 日本豉油 | Soy sauce |
| 山葵 | わさび | wasabi | 日本芥辣 | Wasabi |
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