Kanji 挽 saw, turn (lathe), grind Related words 牛ぎゅう 挽ひ き 肉にく Ground beef only, without pork.
豚ぶた 挽び き 肉にく Ground pork only, without beef.
Written forms 合あ い 挽び き Usage 12%
Standard kanji spelling for ground beef and pork mixture.
合あ いびき Usage 60%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes seen in casual contexts.
合あい 挽び き Usage 16%
Common variant without the okurigana い .
あいびき Usage 8%
合あい 挽びき Usage 4%
Abbreviated kanji form; less common and may be ambiguous.
Etymology Compound of 合い (ai, 'together, mixed') + 挽き (hiki, 'grinding'), from the verb 挽く (hiku, 'to grind'). The combination refers to grinding beef and pork together.
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