waste meat; meat scraps; offal
Refers to low-quality meat trimmings, scraps, or offal, often used in processed foods or as cheap cuts.
このソーセージはくず肉で作られている。
This sausage is made from meat scraps.
くず肉を集めてハンバーグを作った。
I gathered waste meat and made hamburger patties.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
Compound of くず (屑, 'waste, scraps') and 肉 (にく, 'meat').