牡 丹 肉(ぼたんにく)

ぼたんにく

noun

wild boar meat

1. wild boar meat; boar served as food

Meat from wild boar, especially as served in restaurants. 牡丹(ぼたん) (peony) refers to the flower-like way the slices are arranged on the plate.

牡丹肉(ぼたんにく)を食(た)べた。

I ate wild boar meat.

冬(ふゆ)は牡丹肉(ぼたんにく)の鍋(なべ)がおいしい。

Wild boar hot pot is delicious in winter.

山(やま)あいの宿(やど)で、地元(じもと)で獲(と)れた牡丹肉(ぼたんにく)を味(あじ)わった。

At an inn in the mountains, we tasted locally caught wild boar meat.

A traditional euphemism for boar meat. Eating four-legged animals was long discouraged in Japan, so game meats acquired flower and plant names that avoided naming the animal.

Common collocations

牡丹(ぼたん)鍋(なべ): wild boar hot pot (the most common way it is served)
牡丹肉(ぼたんにく)を煮込(にこ)む: to stew boar meat
味噌(みそ)仕立(じた)ての牡丹(ぼたん)鍋(なべ): miso-based boar hot pot

Related game-meat names

もみじ: venison — literally 'maple leaves'
さくら: horse meat — literally 'cherry blossom'
かしわ: chicken — an older regional term

Related Words

Related: 紅葉(もみじ) (venison)

Related: 桜(さくら) (horse meat)

Related: 柏(かしわ) (chicken)

Compare: 桜肉(さくらにく) (horse meat)

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Added 2026.8.8 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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