1.
meat (for eating); edible meat
Meat intended for human consumption, as distinguished from live animals or non-food uses.
食肉の価格が上がった。
The price of meat has gone up.
食肉加工工場で働いている。
I work at a meat processing plant.
食肉の安全性に関する規制が強化された。
Regulations on meat safety have been strengthened.
国産の食肉は品質が高いと言われている。
Domestically produced meat is said to be high quality.
食 (eating, food) + 肉 (meat, flesh). A formal or industry term for meat as a food product. Used more in official, commercial, or regulatory contexts than in everyday cooking talk.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 食肉加工: meat processing
- 食肉市場: meat market (wholesale)
- 食肉検査: meat inspection
- 食肉業界: meat industry
- 食肉店: butcher shop
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 肉: meat — the everyday word used in cooking and daily life
- 精肉: dressed meat — meat that has been trimmed and prepared for retail sale
- 鮮肉: fresh meat — emphasizes freshness
USAGE:
In daily conversation, people say 肉 rather than 食肉. 食肉 appears in news articles about food safety, industry reports, and official regulations. The compound also appears in 食肉目 (Carnivora, the order of carnivorous mammals), though this is a biological classification term.