chopping finely; slicing up finely
The action of cutting something into small pieces, often used in cooking.
Chopping vegetables finely is a basic cooking skill.
something chopped up finely; fine strips
Refers to the resulting finely cut pieces, such as thin strips of vegetables.
This salad contains fine strips of carrot.
みじん切り means mincing into very fine pieces, while 細切り refers to cutting into thin strips or small pieces, not necessarily as fine as mincing.
Standard kanji spelling.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
Compound of 細 (こま, 'fine, small') and 切り (きり, 'cutting', from 切る).