How to Say Meat in Japanese

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Namiko Abe
Namiko Abe
Japanese Language Expert
  • B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University
Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years.
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Updated on October 17, 2017

Whether you're ordering a meal at a Japanese restaurant or shopping for meat products at a Japanese grocery store, knowing the basic words for types of meat will come in handy. Learn the kanji characters and proper Japanese pronunciation for "meat" along with other meat-related vocabulary. For a complete meal, make sure you also know some basic vegetable vocabulary.

Japanese Meat Vocabulary

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English Japanese Pronunciation Kanji Characters
Meat niku 肉
Beef gyuuniku 牛肉
Pork butaniku 豚肉
Chicken toriniku 鶏肉
Lamb hitsujiniku 羊肉
Turkey shichimenchou 七面鳥
Sausage sooseeji ソーセージ
Bacon beekon ベーコン
Ham hamu ハム
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Abe, Namiko. "How to Say Meat in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/meat-japanese-vocabulary-2028142. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). How to Say Meat in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/meat-japanese-vocabulary-2028142 Abe, Namiko. "How to Say Meat in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/meat-japanese-vocabulary-2028142 (accessed June 7, 2023).