精肉(せいにく)

せいにく
noun
dressed meat; butchered meat for sale
food
1. dressed meat; butchered meat ready for sale
Meat that has been processed and prepared for retail sale, as distinct from a live animal or whole carcass. Commonly seen as a department label in supermarkets.
精肉(せいにく)コーナーで豚肉(ぶたにく)を買(か)った。
I bought pork at the meat counter.
あの精肉(せいにく)店(てん)は質(しつ)のいい牛肉(ぎゅうにく)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That butcher shop is famous for high-quality beef.
スーパーの精肉(せいにく)売(う)り場(ば)では、国産(こくさん)と輸入(ゆにゅう)の肉(にく)が分(わ)けて並(なら)べられている。
At the supermarket meat section, domestic and imported meats are displayed separately.

A compound of 精(せい) (refined, processed) and 肉(にく) (meat). Refers to meat that has been butchered and prepared for cooking.

Common collocations

  • 精肉(せいにく)店(てん) (butcher shop)
  • 精肉(せいにく)コーナー (meat section in a supermarket)
  • 精肉(せいにく)売(う)り場(ば) (meat sales area)

In Japanese supermarkets, the main fresh food departments are typically labeled 青果(せいか) (produce), 精肉(せいにく) (meat), 鮮魚(せんぎょ) (fresh fish), and 惣菜(そうざい) (prepared foods/deli).

Related Words

Related: 青果(せいか) (produce)
Compare: 食肉(しょくにく) (meat (for eating))
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Added 2026.3.4 13:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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