Sui Shijima (四十万 スイ Shijima Sui) is a secondary character of Hanasaku Iroha. She is an owner of Kissuiso, the widow of Seiji Shijima, the mother of Satsuki Matsumae and Enishi Shijima and the 68-year old grandmother of Ohana Matsumae.
Personality[]
Sui has a fierce and strict composure towards her employees and holds no hesitations in physically disciplining them. She also doesn't wish for any radical changes to the inn, such as those suggested by Takako Kawajiri, the inn's business consultant adviser. Her abusiveness leads Ohana Matsumae to believe she is going senile. As revealed in Episode 3, Sui actually had some confidence that Ohana would change the staff of Kissuisō while she is praying at her dead husband's shrine, mentioning with joy that she's just like "her". It is also shown that she does not want to put too much of a burden upon the staff members, showing that she is very responsible at heart.
Plot[]
Etymology[]
- The name Sui is written in katakana (スイ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (翠, 粋, 穂, 彗, 遂, 好, 彗衣, 澄衣 or 朱依), it could possibly mean:
- 翠 - "green".
- 粋 - "chic, essence, purity".
- 穂 - "grain".
- 彗 - "comet".
- 遂 - "finally, consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide)".
- 好 - "good, fond, pleasing, like something".
- 彗衣 - "comet" (彗) (su) and "clothing, garment" (衣) (i).
- 澄衣 - "clear, pure" (澄) (su) and "clothing, garment" (衣) (i).
- 朱依 - "vermilion red" (朱) (su) and "rely on" (依) (i).
- Sui's surname Shijima means "400,000" (四十万).
Picture of young Sui
Trivia[]
- Sui is able to clean the inn's baths by herself from disorganized to almost purely clean within 15 seconds. This shows her capability of an exceptional inn waitress.
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