Meaning

Primary

Beef

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

What do you call cow meat? You call it beef (what's for dinner?).

Reading

ぎゅうにく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Both readings for both kanji are the readings you learned with the kanji so you should be able to read this.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 牛肉のステーキ

    beef steak

    牛肉のうまみ

    the deliciousness of beef

    牛肉のパック

    packs of beef

Context Sentences

牛肉は平気ですか?

Is beef okay?

夕べのディナーは牛肉のカレーだった。

Dinner last night was beef curry.

日本では生の牛肉をたべますか?

Do you eat raw beef in Japan?

Kanji Composition