yakiniku
noun
yakiniku is spelled Y-A-K-I-N-I-K-U: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yakiniku means “Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yakiniku?
| Letters | 8: Y-A-K-I-N-I-K-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yakiniku?
Yakiniku appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of yakiniku
- yaki-niku
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yakiniku mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yakiniku come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 焼肉 (yakiniku), from 焼き (yaki, “to grill, fry”) + 肉 (niku, “meat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).