sushizume lit. ‘packed like sushi in a box’
Japanese idiom, everyday. Packed tightly together in a crowded place.
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Everyday, used for rush-hour trains, classrooms and anywhere else people are jammed in. It’s most often “すし詰め状態” (a sushi-packed state) or “すし詰めになる”. The Japanese version of sardines is sushi rolls lined up tight in a takeout box.
Also said 鮨詰め, 寿司詰め, すし詰め状態
すし詰め
in real sentences
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台風の影響でダイヤが乱れ、どの電車もすし詰め状態だった。
Taifū no eikyō de daiya ga midare, dono densha mo sushizume jōtai datta.
Due to the typhoon, the train schedule was disturbed and all the trains were jam-packed.
Tatoeba, sentence by bunbuku, translation by WestofEden, CC BY 2.0 FR
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移民たちは、そこへ、木の漁船にすし詰め状態で、危険な航海をするのである。
Imin-tachi wa, soko e, ki no gyosen ni sushizume jōtai de, kiken na kōkai o suru no de aru.
Packed into wooden fishing boats like sardines, the immigrants undergo the dangerous voyage there.
Tatoeba, sentence by fcbond, translation by fcbond, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does すし詰め
come from?
English Wiktionary gives two senses for 鮨詰め: the literal packing of sushi into a container, and people or things pressed tightly together. The picture is a bento of sushi set edge to edge so nothing moves. No date for the first use is recorded.
Mistakes learners make with すし詰め
Spelling it すしずめ. Because 詰め comes from the verb 詰める, the standard kana is すしづめ, even though it sounds like zume.
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