sukiyaki UK /ˌsʊkiˈjaki/US /ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/ noun1 •A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis. — 1991 formssukiyakis