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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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く

Meanings

1

noun

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

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て

き

て

ください

。

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

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.

Kanji

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

Similar 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.

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.