細切(こまぎ)れ

こまぎれ
noun, no-adjective
small pieces; chopped up; fragmented
food
1. small pieces; finely chopped (food)
Meat or other food cut into small, thin pieces. Commonly seen on food packaging.
豚(ぶた)の細切(こまぎ)れ肉(にく)を買(か)った。
I bought thinly sliced pork pieces.
牛(ぎゅう)細切(こまぎ)れで肉(にく)じゃがを作(つく)った。
I made nikujaga with beef cut into small pieces.
細切(こまぎ)れ肉(にく)は薄切(うすぎ)り肉(にく)より安(やす)い。
Small-cut meat pieces are cheaper than thinly sliced meat.
2. fragmented; in small increments
Describes time or activities broken up into small, discontinuous segments.
細切(こまぎ)れの時間(じかん)を活用(かつよう)する。
To make use of fragmented bits of time.
会議(かいぎ)が多(おお)くて、細切(こまぎ)れにしか仕事(しごと)ができない。
I have so many meetings that I can only work in small fragments.
細切(こまぎ)れの休憩(きゅうけい)を取(と)りながら勉強(べんきょう)した。
I studied while taking short, intermittent breaks.

Usage

In the food sense, commonly seen on supermarket labels as 豚(ぶた)細切(こまぎ)れ (pork small pieces) or 牛(ぎゅう)細切(こまぎ)れ (beef small pieces). These are irregularly-shaped small cuts, usually cheaper than neat slices.

In the time/activity sense, often describes the frustration of not having long, uninterrupted blocks of time.

Common collocations

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