WebAssorted sashimi: tuna, cuttlefish, and seabream. The word sashimi means 'pierced body', i.e., "刺身" = sashimi, where 刺 し = sashi (pierced, stuck) and 身 = mi (body, meat). This word dates from the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) and was possibly coined when the word "切る" = kiru (cut), the culinary step, was considered too ...