also: なまにく
raw meat; fresh meat
Refers to uncooked meat, or meat that is fresh and not yet cooked. The reading なまにく is the everyday term; せいにく can appear in formal or written contexts.
生肉はしっかり火を通してから食べてください。
Please cook raw meat thoroughly before eating it.
この店では新鮮な生肉を売っている。
This shop sells fresh raw meat.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading なまにく is the most common and natural for this word.
Alternate reading, less common and somewhat formal or technical; なまにく is preferred in everyday speech.
Compound of 生 (raw, fresh) and 肉 (meat). The reading なまにく is the native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) combination, while せいにく uses the Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) and is less common.