切(き)り身(み)

きりみ
noun
fillet; slice of fish or meat
1. fillet; slice of fish or meat
A portion of fish or meat that has been cut into pieces suitable for cooking. Most commonly refers to fish fillets or steaks sold at supermarkets.
鮭(さけ)の切(き)り身(み)を買(か)った。
I bought a salmon fillet.
切(き)り身(み)に塩(しお)を振(ふ)って焼(や)く。
Sprinkle salt on the fillet and grill it.
スーパーで新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)の切(き)り身(み)が半額(はんがく)になっていた。
Fresh fish fillets were half price at the supermarket.

The standard word for pre-cut portions of fish (or sometimes meat) as sold in stores and used in cooking. Most commonly refers to fish — a typical supermarket fish counter sells fish as 切(き)り身(み) rather than whole.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 鮭(さけ)の切(き)り身(み): salmon fillet
  • 鯖(さば)の切(き)り身(み): mackerel fillet
  • 切(き)り身(み)を焼(や)く: to grill a fillet
  • 切(き)り身(み)魚(ざかな): fish sold as fillets

RELATED TERMS:

  • 刺身(さしみ): sashimi — raw fish sliced thin for eating as-is, distinct from 切(き)り身(み) which is for cooking
  • 柵(さく): a block of sashimi-grade fish before slicing
  • 丸(まる)ごと: whole (fish) — the opposite of 切(き)り身(み)
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