How to say "raw" in Japanese

• 生なまJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThe everyday word for 'raw' in the sense of uncooked or unprocessed, as in raw fish or raw vegetables; it also means 'fresh'. This is usually the word you want for raw food.
  アメリカ人あめりかじんにはよくあることだが彼かれはなまの魚さかなを好すかない。↗

  As is often the case with Americans, he does not care for raw fish.
• 生々しいなまなましいCommon
  i-adjectiveCovers 'raw' only figuratively: a raw or graphic memory, wound, or description that feels unpleasantly vivid and immediate. Not used for uncooked food at all.
  その出来事できごとは今いまでも私の記憶きおくに生々なまなましく残のこっている。↗

  The event still remains vivid in my memory.
• 生身なまみJLPT N1approx.Common
  no-adjectiveA narrow noun meaning raw flesh, especially raw fish. Suited to biological or culinary contexts talking about flesh itself; not a general adjective for raw things.

Use 生 for raw food or unprocessed things, 「生々しい」 for raw, vivid impressions or descriptions, and 生身 for raw flesh, especially fish.

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

• 生なまraw
• 生々しいなまなましいvivid (memory, description, etc.)
• ＲＡＷローraw (image format)
• 生きpure
• 未加工みかこうunprocessed
• 粗そcoarse
• 未精製みせいせいcrude
• 生身なまみraw (flesh, esp. fish)
• あらcrude