- battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a toppingfood, cooking
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This term refers to a style of sushi where a strip of nori (seaweed) is wrapped around a ball of rice, typically topped with fish or other ingredients. The name evokes the image of a battleship, as the nori surrounds the rice similarly to how a ship is surrounded by water.