肉 団 子(にくだんご)

にくだんご

noun

meatball

1. meatball

A ball of ground meat mixed with seasonings and other ingredients, then cooked by boiling, frying, or steaming. A common item in home cooking and bento boxes.

肉団子(にくだんご)を作(つく)った。

I made meatballs.

お弁当(べんとう)に肉団子(にくだんご)の甘酢(あまず)あんを入(い)れた。

I put meatballs in sweet-and-sour sauce in the bento.

鍋(なべ)に肉団子(にくだんご)と野菜(やさい)を入(い)れて、煮込(にこ)みスープを作(つく)った。

I put meatballs and vegetables in a pot and made a simmered soup.

A compound of 肉(にく) (meat) and 団子(だんご) (dumpling, ball). Refers to the Western-style meatball as adapted in Japanese cooking.

Common collocations

肉団子(にくだんご)の甘酢(あまず)あん (meatballs in sweet-and-sour sauce)
肉団子(にくだんご)スープ (meatball soup)
肉団子(にくだんご)を丸(まる)める (roll meatballs)

A staple of Japanese home cooking and a popular bento item, especially for children. Often made with 豚(ぶた)ひき肉(にく) (ground pork) or a mix of pork and chicken. The sweet-and-sour version (甘酢(あまず)あんかけ) is one of the most common preparations.

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Added 2026.2.27 18:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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