How to say "hash" in Japanese

• 刻むきざむJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb sense: to hash, mince, or chop food finely. This is the ordinary everyday word when 'hash' appears as an action, as in hashing meat or vegetables.
• ハッシュ
  nounThe computing term, as in hash function or hash table. As a loanword it mainly belongs to technical contexts, and the given gloss points specifically to these senses.
• ハヤシ
  nounA noun for hash as food, especially hashed meat, as in the dish hayashi rice. This is a narrower culinary usage and is seldom what you want outside food contexts.

Use 「刻む」 for the verb 'to hash (chop finely)', 「ハッシュ」 for computing terms like hash function, and 「ハヤシ」 for hashed meat as a dish.

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

• 刻むきざむto mince
• ハッシュhash (function, table, etc.)
• ハヤシhash (e.g. hashed meat)
• 井桁いげたnumber sign