# 鮨

| 鮨 | U+9BA8, &#39848; 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 2136$_1$, 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
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 鮨
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | 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 (qi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kei$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qí
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cí
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^4$
*** Yale: kèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯²¹/
* 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 | kei$^4$ |
* 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
* fish paste

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yì (yi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yì
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yì
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$
*** Yale: yì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngai$^6$
*** Yale: ngaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐi̯²²/

#### Definitions

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

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* 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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