how to pronounce sushi

/ˈsuːʃiː/

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the above transcription of sushi is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

sushi is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

uː

2.

iː

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video examples of sushi pronunciation

An example use of sushi in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… make burrito sized sushi rolls wait do I …”

meaning of sushi

Sushi is a Japanese dish made with vinegared rice, cooked seafood, and sometimes vegetables.

sushi frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sushi occurs in english on average 9.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sushi can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sushi can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;