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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.
挽肉と野菜を炒めて、そぼろ丼を作った。
I stir-fried ground meat and vegetables to make soboro donburi.
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.