Japanese symbol for “minced”
粗挽き
あらびき
Romaji: arabiki
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
In Japanese, minced is 粗挽き, read あらびき (arabiki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-f, adj-no, n coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
Written forms: 粗挽き、粗びき、荒挽き、あら挽き. Readings: あらびき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粗末 | そまつ somatsu | crude; rough; plain |
| 粗悪 | そあく soaku | coarse; crude; inferior |
| 粗大 | そだい sodai | coarse; rough; bulky |
| 粗い | あらい arai | coarse; rough |
| 粗暴 | そぼう sobou | rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude |
| 粗野 | そや soya | rustic; rude; vulgar |
| 挽歌 | ばんか banka | elegy; funeral song |
| 挽回 | ばんかい bankai | recovery; regaining; getting back |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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