バラ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

usually written using kana aloneabbreviation

Culinary term for boneless rib meat, especially pork or beef. Often used in compound words like バラ肉 (ばらにく) or 豚バラ (ぶたばら). It is an abbreviation of 肋肉.

Kanji

肋rib

Related words

肋肉ばらにく
The full form of the abbreviation バラ; explicitly means 'rib meat' and is less common in everyday speech.
カルビ
Refers to boneless short ribs, often from beef, and is a different cut from バラ, which is typically the belly or spare rib area.

Written forms

バラUsage75%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this culinary term; usually written in kana.
ばらUsage25%
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more common in menus and recipes.
肋ばら
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be recognized by all readers; lists it but the word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 肋肉 (ばらにく, 'rib meat'). The kanji 肋 means 'rib', and the reading ばら is a kun'yomi associated with this character in culinary contexts.