生 焼(なまや)け

なまやけ

noun, no-adjective

undercooked; half-baked; underdone

1. undercooked; half-baked; not fully cooked

Food that has not been cooked thoroughly, leaving the inside raw or partially raw. Can also be used figuratively to describe something incomplete or half-done.

この肉(にく)は生焼(なまや)けだ。

This meat is undercooked.

生焼(なまや)けの鶏肉(とりにく)は食中毒(しょくちゅうどく)の原因(げんいん)になる。

Undercooked chicken can cause food poisoning.

ハンバーグの中(なか)がまだ生焼(なまや)けだったので、もう少(すこ)し焼(や)くことにした。

The inside of the hamburger steak was still undercooked, so I decided to cook it a bit more.

Composed of 生(なま) (raw) and 焼(や)け (burning/cooking). Describes food that appears cooked on the outside but remains raw or insufficiently cooked on the inside. This is an important concept in food safety, especially with meats.

Common collocations

生焼(なまや)けの肉(にく): undercooked meat
生焼(なまや)け状態(じょうたい): undercooked state
中(なか)が生焼(なまや)け: undercooked inside

Similar words

生(なま): raw — completely uncooked
レア: rare (cooking term) — borrowed from English; intentionally served lightly cooked
焼(や)きすぎ: overcooked — too much cooking, the opposite problem
半生(はんなま): half-raw / semi-dried — can mean partially raw food or half-dried products like noodles

Related Words

Compare: レア (rare)

Compare: 半生(はんなま) (half-raw / semi-dried)

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