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食肉 (しょくにく, shokuniku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Meat consumption is increasing year by year.
This factory processes meat.
Usage patterns 食しょく 肉にく を 輸ゆ 入にゅう する to import meat
This country imports a lot of meat.
食しょく 肉にく の 消しょう 費ひ 量りょう が 増ふ える meat consumption increases
In recent years, global meat consumption has been increasing.
食しょく 肉にく 業ぎょう 界かい で 働はたら く to work in the meat industry
He has worked in the meat industry for many years.
Related words 肉 is the everyday word for meat used in cooking and casual conversation, while 食肉 is the formal, industry/regulatory term for meat as a food product.
精肉 refers to meat that has been butchered and prepared for retail sale, while 食肉 is the broader term for meat as a food category, including industry and processing contexts.
肉類 groups meat together with other food categories (as in a menu or nutrition chart), whereas 食肉 specifically denotes meat as an industrial or dietary product.
Etymology Compound of 食 (eating) and 肉 (meat), literally 'eating meat' or 'meat for eating'. The reading is on'yomi.
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butchery; meat processing; dressing
meat-processing plant; slaughterhouse
