No. 160 in Japanese
寿司
Sushi: A Japanese dish consisting of vinegared rice combined with seafood, vegetables, or other ingredients.
In a sentence
寿司が食べたいです。
I want to eat sushi.
寿司 is used as the object of desire here, showing its common usage to refer to the Japanese dish.
この寿司は今日作られました。
This sushi was made today.
寿司 serves as the subject of the sentence, showcasing it as a specific dish being discussed or described.
寿司を初めて食べる人は、醤油を使い過ぎがちです。
People eating sushi for the first time tend to use too much soy sauce.
寿司 is used in a general sense, referring to the type of food as the topic of the statement.
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