生せい肉にく

also: せいにく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

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.

生なま肉にくはしっかり火ひを通とおしてから食たべてください。
Please cook raw meat thoroughly before eating it.
この店みせでは新しん鮮せんな生なま肉にくを売うっている。
This shop sells fresh raw meat.

Written forms

生肉Usage100%
- なまにく
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading なまにく is the most common and natural for this word.
- せいにく
  Alternate reading, less common and somewhat formal or technical; なまにく is preferred in everyday speech.
せいにく

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
肉meat

Similar words

生なま
生 is a prefix or standalone noun meaning 'raw' or 'fresh', while 生肉 specifically means 'raw meat'.
肉にく
肉 is the general word for 'meat', while 生肉 specifies that it is raw or fresh.

Etymology

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.