No. 1,788 in Japanese
刺身
Sashimi: Thinly sliced raw fish or seafood served without rice.
In a sentence
刺身が新鮮で美味しかった。
The sashimi was fresh and delicious.
In this sentence, '刺身' is used as a subject (the type of food) for the adjective description.
刺身を食べたことがありますか？
Have you ever eaten sashimi?
Here, '刺身' is the object of the verb '食べた' (to eat), used to inquire about the experience of eating the dish.
刺身の盛り合わせを注文しました。
I ordered a sashimi platter.
In this sentence, '刺身' is described as a set or combination (盛り合わせ), indicating a variety of the dish ordered.
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