握り飯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 握り飯 and read にぎりめし, it denotes a hand-shaped rice ball made for convenient eating or carrying.
• Basic usage: It is used for simple food prepared for an outing or work break.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Not sushi
  • Its defining form is pressed rice, without implying a topping of raw fish.