赤身(あかみ)

あかみ
noun
lean meat; red meat; red flesh (of fish)
food
1. lean meat; red meat
Meat with little fat, showing a red color. Used for both beef and other meats to distinguish lean cuts from fatty ones.
赤身(あかみ)の肉(にく)が好(す)きだ。
I like lean meat.
ステーキには赤身(あかみ)の多(おお)い部位(ぶい)を選(えら)んだ。
I chose a cut with more lean meat for the steak.
健康(けんこう)のために脂身(あぶらみ)より赤身(あかみ)を食(た)べるようにしている。
For my health, I try to eat lean meat rather than fatty meat.
2. red-fleshed fish (such as tuna or bonito)
Fish with red-colored flesh, as opposed to white-fleshed fish. In sushi terminology, refers specifically to the lean part of tuna.
まぐろの赤身(あかみ)をください。
I'll have the lean tuna, please.
赤身(あかみ)の魚(さかな)は鉄分(てつぶん)が豊富(ほうふ)だ。
Red-fleshed fish are rich in iron.
この寿司屋(すしや)の赤身(あかみ)は新鮮(しんせん)で、口(くち)の中(なか)でとろける。
The lean tuna at this sushi restaurant is so fresh it melts in your mouth.

A compound of 赤(あか) (red) and 身(み) (flesh/meat), referring to meat or fish flesh that is red in color and lean.

Common collocations

Sushi terminology

At sushi restaurants, 赤身(あかみ) refers to the leanest part of tuna, as opposed to 中(ちゅう)トロ (medium fatty tuna) and 大(おお)トロ (fatty tuna belly). 赤身(あかみ) is the most affordable of the three and has a clean, straightforward flavor.

Similar words

  • 脂身(あぶらみ): fatty meat — the opposite of 赤身(あかみ); the white fatty portion of meat
  • 白身(しろみ): white-fleshed fish — fish with pale flesh like sea bream or flounder; also refers to egg white

Related Words

Antonym: 脂身(あぶらみ) (fatty meat)
Compare: 白身(しろみ) (white-fleshed fish)
Compare: 魚肉(ぎょにく) (fish meat)
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