# sashimi
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”, from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: sə-shēʹ-mē, IPA: /səˈʃiːmi/
* Rhymes: -iːmi
* enPR: săʹ-shĭ-mē, IPA: /ˈsæʃɪmi/
* Rhymes: -ɪmi

### Noun

sashimi (usually uncountable, plural sashimis or sashimi)
* A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
** 1979, Jim Harrison, chapter 4, in Legends of the Fall, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 2016, →ISBN, page 178:“I want three sashimis and one large squid tempura. And get the man another drink.” The geisha bowed.
** 1983 November, Caroline Bates, “Spécialités de la Maison—California: Bernard’s, The Grand House, La Petite Chaya”, in Jane Montant, editor, Gourmet: The Magazine of Good Living, volume XLIII, number 11, New York, N.Y.: Gourmet, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 90, column 2:A sashimi of beef—thin peppered strips seared to a point just past rawness—was served with a frothy dressing of egg whites whipped with mustard and herbs, including tarragon and chives. The two sashimis may be the only dishes I enjoyed at La Petite Chaya that are still on the menu, […]
** 1996, Michael M[ackenzie] Thomas, “Part Two: A Baker’s Dozen”, in Baker’s Dozen: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Farrar Straus Giroux, →ISBN, section II, page 88:“Two Caesars to begin, mine with extra anchovies,” Carlsson says, “then, let’s see, Miss Preston’s a fish lover, so do the tuna and sand dab sashimi as a main for her, and I’ll have the free-range as usual.” / “One sashimi, one chicken. Very good, sir.”
* (countable, rare) A thin slice or piece of raw fish or meat.
** 1977, Thomas Hoover, “Private Zen: Flowers and Food”, in Zen Culture, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, part III (The Rise of Popular Zen Culture: 1573 to the Present), page 221:The display and garnishing of the sashimi is an important testing ground for the chef’s artistic originality. After all, the fish are raw, and beyond making sure that they are fresh and of high quality, there is little to be done about the flavor. Therefore the chef must become an artist if the sashimi are to be memorable.
** 1983 May 31, Robert Nadeau, “Restaurant: Gyuhama of Japan: Suit yourself with sushi”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XII, number 22, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 2, page 10, column 3:You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish.
** 1983 December 27, Robert Nadeau, “Restaurant: Edo Restaurant: Not Zen but simple”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XII, number 52, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 2, page 10, column 4:The remarkable news is that all the sashimi were quite fresh — hard to achieve in a small restaurant.
** 2009, Lucien Ellington, “Food as Art”, in Japan (Asia in Focus), Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Culture), “Food” section, page 294:It is customary to serve sashimi in odd numbers, which are considered lucky, and servings of five sashimi are common. Thus, the small flat dish in which the soy sauce comes is large enough, but not too large, for one sashimi at a time.
** 2012, Laura Levine, chapter 13, in Death of a Neighborhood Witch (A Jaine Austen Mystery; 11), New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 119:“Maybe I will have one of these sashimi,” I said, reaching for a slimy pink glob.
** 2020, Joyce Walsh, “Design + Software Skills 5.1: InDesign Place Image and Path Layout”, in Graphic Design Essentials: With Adobe Software, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, →ISBN, chapter 5 (Layouts), page 143:Nudge the photo over (using keyboard arrow keys if you like) so that the sashimi are well situated in the frame.

#### Derived terms

* sashimi grade

#### Translations
### See also

* kuai

### Anagrams

* Shiaism

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: sa‧shi‧mi

### Noun

sashimi
* sashimi

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”, from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑʃimi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ʃimi]
* Rhymes: -ɑʃimi

### Noun

sashimi
* sashimi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sashimi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sashimini
sashimini
accusative
nom.
sashimini
sashimini
gen.
sashimini
genitive
sashimini
sashimieni
partitive
sashimiani
sashimejani
inessive
sashimissani
sashimeissani
elative
sashimistani
sashimeistani
illative
sashimiini
sashimeihini
adessive
sashimillani
sashimeillani
ablative
sashimiltani
sashimeiltani
allative
sashimilleni
sashimeilleni
essive
sashiminani
sashimeinani
translative
sashimikseni
sashimeikseni
abessive
sashimittani
sashimeittani
instructive
comitative
—sashimeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sashimisi
sashimisi
accusative
nom.
sashimisi
sashimisi
gen.
sashimisi
genitive
sashimisi
sashimiesi
partitive
sashimiasi
sashimejasi
inessive
sashimissasi
sashimeissasi
elative
sashimistasi
sashimeistasi
illative
sashimiisi
sashimeihisi
adessive
sashimillasi
sashimeillasi
ablative
sashimiltasi
sashimeiltasi
allative
sashimillesi
sashimeillesi
essive
sashiminasi
sashimeinasi
translative
sashimiksesi
sashimeiksesi
abessive
sashimittasi
sashimeittasi
instructive
comitative
—sashimeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sashimimme
sashimimme
accusative
nom.
sashimimme
sashimimme
gen.
sashimimme
genitive
sashimimme
sashimiemme
partitive
sashimiamme
sashimejamme
inessive
sashimissamme
sashimeissamme
elative
sashimistamme
sashimeistamme
illative
sashimiimme
sashimeihimme
adessive
sashimillamme
sashimeillamme
ablative
sashimiltamme
sashimeiltamme
allative
sashimillemme
sashimeillemme
essive
sashiminamme
sashimeinamme
translative
sashimiksemme
sashimeiksemme
abessive
sashimittamme
sashimeittamme
instructive
comitative
—sashimeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sashiminne
sashiminne
accusative
nom.
sashiminne
sashiminne
gen.
sashiminne
genitive
sashiminne
sashimienne
partitive
sashimianne
sashimejanne
inessive
sashimissanne
sashimeissanne
elative
sashimistanne
sashimeistanne
illative
sashimiinne
sashimeihinne
adessive
sashimillanne
sashimeillanne
ablative
sashimiltanne
sashimeiltanne
allative
sashimillenne
sashimeillenne
essive
sashiminanne
sashimeinanne
translative
sashimiksenne
sashimeiksenne
abessive
sashimittanne
sashimeittanne
instructive
comitative
—sashimeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sashiminsa
sashiminsa
accusative
nom.
sashiminsa
sashiminsa
gen.
sashiminsa
genitive
sashiminsa
sashimiensa
partitive
sashimiaan sashimiansa
sashimejaan sashimejansa
inessive
sashimissaan sashimissansa
sashimeissaan sashimeissansa
elative
sashimistaan sashimistansa
sashimeistaan sashimeistansa
illative
sashimiinsa
sashimeihinsa
adessive
sashimillaan sashimillansa
sashimeillaan sashimeillansa
ablative
sashimiltaan sashimiltansa
sashimeiltaan sashimeiltansa
allative
sashimilleen sashimillensa
sashimeilleen sashimeillensa
essive
sashiminaan sashiminansa
sashimeinaan sashimeinansa
translative
sashimikseen sashimiksensa
sashimeikseen sashimeiksensa
abessive
sashimittaan sashimittansa
sashimeittaan sashimeittansa
instructive
comitative
—sashimeineen sashimeinensa :

### Further reading

* “sashimi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Noun

sashimi m (plural sashimis)
* sashimi

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi), from 刺し (さし, sashi, “sticking into, sticking between; slicing”) + 身 (み, mi, “meat, flesh”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: sa‧shi‧mi

### Noun

sashimi (uncountable)
* (cooking, nonstandard, common) alternative spelling of sasyimi (“sashimi”).

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺(さし)身(み) (sashimi, literally “sliced flesh”), derived from 刺(さ)し (sashi, “sticking into, sticking between; slicing”, continuative form of 刺(さ)す (sasu, “to stick into”)) + 身(み) (mi, “flesh, meat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saʃˈʃi.mi/
* Rhymes: -imi
* Hyphenation: sa‧shì‧mi

### Noun

sashimi m (uncountable)
* sashimi (dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or (more rarely) meat)

### See also

* sushi

### Further reading

* sashimi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Japanese
### Romanization

sashimi
* Rōmaji transcription of さしみ

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sashimi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈɕi.mi/, /saˈʂi.mi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -imi
* Syllabification: sa‧shi‧mi

### Noun

sashimi n (indeclinable)
* sashimi (dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat)

### Further reading

* sashimi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into/slicing flesh/meat”), from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌsa.ʃiˈmi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /saˈʃi.mi/

### Noun

sashimi m (plural sashimis)
* sashimi (Japanese dish of thinly sliced fish or meat)

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi).

### Noun

sashimi c
* sashimi

#### See also

* fisk (“fish”)
* rå (“raw”)
* sushi

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese sashimi, the Hepburn romaji of 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsaʃimi/ [ˌsaː.ʃɪˈmi], /saˈʃimi/ [sɐˈʃiː.mɪ]
** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /ˈsasjimi/ [ˌsas.jɪˈmi], (no yod coalescence) /sasˈjimi/ [sɐsˈjiː.mɪ]
* Rhymes: -aʃimi, (no yod coalescence) -asjimi, -imi
* Syllabification: sa‧shi‧mi

### Noun

sáshimí or sashimi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜒ)
* sashimi (Japanese dish)

### Further reading

* “sashimi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sashimi, from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi).

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /saˈʃɪmɪ/
* (South Wales) IPA: /saˈʃiːmi/, /saˈʃɪmi/

### Noun

sashimi m (uncountable, not mutable)
* sashimi