How to say "chunk" in Japanese

• ブロックCommon
  nounCovers a solid block of material and a chunk such as of meat. The natural choice for large solid pieces of food or raw material cut or sold as a single mass.
• チャンク
  nounA direct loanword for 'chunk'. It can work for chunks of food or data, but as a less common borrowed term it is often not the word a native speaker would reach for first.
• ぶつ切りぶつぎり
  nounMeans cutting food into chunks, or the resulting chunk, lump, or thick slice. Best when talking about preparing ingredients such as vegetables or meat cut into rough chunky pieces.

Use 「ブロック」 for a solid block or chunk of food or material; 「チャンク」 is a straightforward but less common loanword for 'chunk'; 「ぶつ切り」 covers chunks of food cut thick.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ブロックblock (solid piece of material)
• チャンクchunk
• ぶつ切りぶつぎりchunk