1.
piece of meat; slice of meat
A cut or piece of meat, typically referring to a slice, chunk, or strip used in cooking.
肉片を鍋に入れる。
Put the pieces of meat into the pot.
薄い肉片をさっと焼く。
Quickly grill thin slices of meat.
大きな肉片がごろごろ入ったシチューを作った。
I made a stew with big chunks of meat throughout.
A compound of 肉 (meat) and 片 (piece, fragment). Used in cooking and food descriptions to refer to cut or sliced pieces of meat. The 片 suffix appears in other food-related compounds like 魚片 (piece of fish).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 薄切りの肉片: thinly sliced pieces of meat
- 肉片を炒める: to stir-fry pieces of meat
- 肉片を煮込む: to stew pieces of meat
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 肉: meat (general) — the basic word, does not imply it is cut into pieces
- 切り身: fillet, cut of meat or fish — more specific to a prepared cut
- 薄切り肉: thinly sliced meat — specifies the cutting method
- 角切り肉: cubed meat — specifies the shape of the cut