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焼き肉 (やきにく, yakiniku) Japanese meaning: yakiniku | Kotomora

焼やき肉にく

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

yakiniku; Japanese grilled meat dish

food / cooking›

Refers to the Japanese dish where bite-sized meat and vegetables are grilled at the table, similar to Korean barbecue.

今こん夜やは焼やき肉にくを食たべに行いこう。

Let's go out for yakiniku tonight.

焼やき肉にくのたれは甘あま口くちと辛から口くちがあります。

Yakiniku sauce comes in sweet and spicy varieties.

2

roasted meat; grilled meat

food / cooking›

General term for meat that has been roasted or grilled, not necessarily the yakiniku dish. Less common than sense 1.

キャンプで焼やき肉にくを楽たのしんだ。
We enjoyed grilled meat at the camp.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で焼やき肉にくを食たべるto eat yakiniku at a place
友とも達だちと焼やき肉にく屋やで焼やき肉にくを食たべた。
I ate yakiniku with a friend at a yakiniku restaurant.
焼やき肉にくのたれをつけるto dip (grilled meat) in yakiniku sauce
肉にくを焼やき肉にくのたれにつけて食たべます。
I dip the meat in yakiniku sauce before eating it.
焼やき肉にくパーティーをするto have a yakiniku party
今こん夜やは家いえで焼やき肉にくパーティーをします。
Tonight we're having a yakiniku party at home.

Kanji

焼bake, burning
肉meat

Related words

バーベキューN1sense 1
焼肉 is meat grilled and eaten at a table (often indoors, Korean‑style), while バーベキュー usually means outdoor grilling over an open fire.
ジンギスカン
焼肉 covers grilled meat dishes in general (often beef or pork) cooked on a flat or mesh grill, while ジンギスカン specifically means lamb or mutton grilled on a dome-shaped skillet.
焼やき鳥とりN1
焼き鳥 is meat grilled on skewers, whereas 焼き肉 is meat grilled flat, typically on a tabletop grill.

Don't confuse with

焼やき鳥とりN1sense 1
焼肉 refers to grilled slices of beef/pork eaten Korean‑BBQ style, whereas 焼き鳥 specifically means skewered grilled chicken.
ステーキN4
焼肉 is grilled meat cut into bite-sized pieces and usually cooked at the table, whereas ステーキ is a single large slab of meat.

Word family

焼やき肉にく屋や
yakiniku restaurant; Korean BBQ restaurant
焼やき肉にく店てん
yakiniku restaurant; Korean BBQ restaurant
一人ひとり焼やき肉にく
solo yakiniku; going to a yakiniku restaurant alone
炭すみ火び焼やき肉にく
charcoal-grilled yakiniku

Written forms

焼やき肉にくUsage30%
Most common spelling; preferred headword.
焼やき肉にくUsage70%
Common kanji spelling, but 焼き肉 is more frequent in modern usage.
ヤキニクUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'grilled') + 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The dish yakiniku was influenced by Korean barbecue but developed into a distinct Japanese style.

焼やき肉にく奉ぶ行ぎょう

yakiniku magistrate; person who bosses everyone at a yakiniku grill