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合い挽き肉 (あいびきにく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

合あい挽びき肉にく

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Meanings

1

ground beef and pork mixture

Refers to a blend of ground beef and pork, commonly used in Japanese cooking for dishes like hamburg steak, meat sauce, and gyoza.

ハンバーグを作つくるときは、合あい挽びき肉にくを使つかうとジューシーに仕

し

上あ

がり

ます

。

When making hamburg steak, using a mixture of ground beef and pork makes it juicy.

スーパーで合あい挽びき肉にくを200グラム買かってきてください。

Please buy 200 grams of ground beef and pork mixture at the supermarket.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
挽saw, turn (lathe), grind
肉meat

Related words

牛ぎゅうひき肉にく
Ground beef only, without pork. 合い挽き肉 is a blend of beef and pork.
豚ぶたひき肉にく
Ground pork only. 合い挽き肉 includes both beef and pork.

Built from

合あい挽びき+肉にく

Written forms

合あい挽びき肉にく
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
合あい挽びき肉にく
Variant without the い in 合い; also widely seen.
合あいびき肉にく
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity.
合あい挽びき肉にく
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 合い (ai, 'together') + 挽き (hiki, 'grinding') + 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The term refers to meat that is ground together, specifically a mixture of beef and pork.