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ground meat; minced meat
Meat that has been finely chopped or ground using a grinder. Used as an ingredient in dishes such as hamburgers, meatballs, and gyoza.
挽肉を買ってきて。
Go buy some ground meat.
豚挽肉で餃子を作った。
I made gyoza with ground pork.
ハンバーグには牛と豚の合い挽き肉を使うとおいしい。
Using a blend of ground beef and pork makes the best hamburger steak.
Also commonly written in hiragana as ひき肉 or in katakana as ひき肉. The kanji 挽く means to grind.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 牛挽肉 (ground beef)
- 豚挽肉 (ground pork)
- 鶏挽肉 (ground chicken)
- 合い挽き肉 (mixed ground meat, usually beef and pork)
SUPERMARKET LABELS:
At Japanese supermarkets, ground meat is typically labeled by animal: 牛ひき肉, 豚ひき肉, 鶏ひき肉, or 合いびき肉.