肉(にく)まん

にくまん

noun

steamed pork bun

1. steamed pork bun (Japanese-style)

A round white steamed bun with a savory pork filling. A staple winter snack sold hot at convenience stores in Japan. The Japanese adaptation of Chinese baozi.

コンビニで肉(にく)まんを買(か)った。

I bought a steamed pork bun at the convenience store.

冬(ふゆ)になると肉(にく)まんが食(た)べたくなる。

I start craving steamed pork buns when winter comes.

アツアツの肉(にく)まんにからしをつけて食(た)べるのが私(わたし)の定番(ていばん)だ。

My standard way of eating piping-hot pork buns is with a dab of mustard.

Short for 肉(にく)まんじゅう (meat manju). Sold year-round but considered a winter food, kept warm in heated cases by convenience-store registers from autumn through spring.

Common collocations

肉(にく)まんを蒸(む)す: to steam a pork bun
アツアツの肉(にく)まん: piping-hot pork bun
肉(にく)まんにからしをつける: to eat a pork bun with mustard

Similar words

あんまん: sweet bean-paste bun — same shape, sweet azuki filling
ピザまん: 'pizza bun' — modern variant with tomato-cheese filling
カレーまん: curry bun
中華(ちゅうか)まん: general term covering all these steamed buns

Usage

In the Kansai region, this is often called 豚(ぶた)まん, where 肉(にく) traditionally implies beef.

Related Words

Compare: あんまん (sweet bean-paste bun)

Compare: 中華(ちゅうか)まん (general term covering all these steamed…)

Compare: 蒸(む)しパン (steamed cake)

Related: 蒸(む)し器(き) (steamer)

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Added 2026.6.5 13:08 · Revised 2026.10.4 22:02

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