ステーキsuteeki

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounsteak
    ステーキの焼やき方かたはどうなさいますか。↗
    How would you like your steak?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymビーフステーキWrittenThe full form for beef steak and the formal way menus write it; in everyday use it shortens to 「ステーキ」.
  • SynonymビフテキNeutralShort for 「ビーフステーキ」, with a nostalgic Showa-era flavor; neutral in register.
  • RelatedテキCasualColloquial short form for steak, seen mostly on old-style Western restaurant menus; also forms part of names for other meats, e.g. 「トンテキ」 (pork steak).

For steak, default to 「ステーキ」. Say the full 「ビーフステーキ」 in formal writing such as menus, use the nostalgic 「ビフテキ」 for a retro feel, and the colloquial 「テキ」 on old-style menus.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 厚あつく切きった肉にくを焼やいた料理りょうり。特とくにビーフステーキのこと。
English equivalents

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