ひき肉(にく)

ひきにく
noun
ground meat, minced meat
food
See also: 挽肉(ひきにく) (ground meat (kanji))
1. ground meat, minced meat
Meat that has been finely chopped or ground, used in dishes like hamburgers, meatballs, and gyoza.
ひき肉(にく)を200グラム買(か)った。
I bought 200 grams of ground meat.
ハンバーグにはひき肉(にく)を使(つか)う。
Ground meat is used for hamburger steaks.
豚(ぶた)と牛(ぎゅう)の合(あ)いびきの ひき肉(にく)で餃子(ぎょうざ)を作(つく)った。
I made gyoza with a mix of ground pork and beef.

Forms

ひき (挽(ひ)き, grinding) + 肉(にく) (meat) = ground meat

Writing

Can be written as 挽肉(ひきにく) or 挽(ひ)き肉(にく). The mixed form ひき肉(にく) and full hiragana ひきにく are also common, especially at supermarkets.

Types

  • 豚(ぶた)ひき肉(にく): ground pork
  • 牛(ぎゅう)ひき肉(にく): ground beef
  • 鶏(とり)ひき肉(にく): ground chicken
  • 合(あ)いびき肉(にく): mixed ground meat (usually pork and beef)

Related Words

Compare: ミンチ (minced meat)
Related: 合(あ)いびき肉(にく) (mixed ground meat (beef and pork))
Compare: 合挽(あいび)き (mixed ground meat (beef and pork))
Compare: 肉(にく)だね (meat mixture)
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