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half-raw; half-cooked; medium-rare
food that is partially cooked, leaving the inside raw or undercooked
ステーキは半生で焼いてください。
Please cook the steak medium-rare.
この卵はまだ半生だ。
This egg is still half-raw.
半生の鶏肉を食べると食中毒になる危険があるので、しっかり火を通してください。
Eating undercooked chicken can cause food poisoning, so please make sure it is thoroughly cooked.
Describes food that is only partially cooked. Can be desirable (as with a medium-rare steak or a soft-boiled egg) or a health concern (as with undercooked chicken). Note the reading: 半生 refers to cooking doneness, while the same kanji read as はんせい means "half a lifetime."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 半生の卵: soft-boiled/half-raw egg
- 半生で焼く: to cook medium-rare
- 半生状態: half-cooked state
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 生: raw — completely uncooked
- レア: rare — loanword used specifically for steak doneness
- 半熟: soft-boiled — specifically for eggs, where the yolk is still runny
- 生焼け: undercooked — implies the food should have been cooked more