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バラ肉 (ばらにく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
boneless rib ; boned rib
Refers to the rib section of pork or beef, typically sold as boneless strips or slabs. Common in cooking contexts like バラ肉の角煮 (braised pork belly) or 牛バラ肉 (beef short rib).
Written forms バラ 肉にく Usage 92%
Most common spelling, using katakana for バラ and kanji for 肉.
ばら 肉にく Usage 8%
Hiragana variant, also seen in everyday writing.
肋肉ばらにく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 肋 means rib.
Beef rib meat is delicious when grilled.
meat
Similar words スペアリブ Spare ribs, usually bone-in and often prepared as a whole rack, while バラ肉 is typically boneless and cut into smaller pieces.
カルビ Korean-style short ribs, often marinated and grilled; バラ肉 is the Japanese term for the same cut but used more broadly in various dishes.
Etymology From ばら (bara, 'loose' or 'scattered', referring to the loose structure of the rib meat) + 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The kanji 肋 specifically means 'rib'.
