Meaning

Primary

Grilled Meat

Alternatives

Roast Meat, Yakiniku

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Nicely baked meat is grilled meat or yakiniku. Mmm, yum! If you go to Japan look out for 焼肉 places (same meaning and reading). They're pretty tasty, if you're into meat at least.

Reading

やきにく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

焼き uses the reading you learned with the kanji. does too. Put them on the grill and enjoy!

Context

Context Sentences

今日は焼き肉が食べたい気分です。

I am in the mood for grilled meat today.

昨日は家族でホットプレートで焼き肉をしました。

Yesterday, my family and I had yakiniku using a hot plate at home.

私が特にイライラするのは、焼き肉をクチャクチャ音を立てて食べる人です。

I find it really irritating when people chew yakiniku loudly.

Kanji Composition