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屠肉 (とにく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

屠と肉にく

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Meanings

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noun

butchered meat

Refers to meat obtained from slaughtering an animal; a somewhat technical or formal term.

屠と肉にくの処しょ理りには衛えい生せい管かん理りが欠かかせない。
Hygiene management is essential for processing butchered meat.

Kanji

屠slaughter, butcher, slay
肉meat

Similar words

精せい肉にく
精肉 refers to dressed meat or meat prepared for sale, often implying a higher quality cut, while 屠肉 simply means meat from a slaughtered animal.
食しょく肉にく
食肉 is the general term for meat as food, whereas 屠肉 emphasizes the slaughtering process.

Etymology

Compound of 屠 (to slaughter) and 肉 (meat). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.