コンビーフ
kon bīfu[kõ̞mbʲiːɸɯ̟̊]
コンビーフ (kon bīfu) is the Japanese word for corned beef.
コンビーフ refers to the meat known as smoke-cured and salted beef.
Meaning: smoke-cured and salted beef (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
kon bīfu
Did you know?
- In Japan, コンビーフ is often served as a luxury topping for rice or as a filling for sandwiches, rather than being used in a traditional Irish-style cabbage boil.
- The term コンビーフ is often associated with 'Yoshoku', which refers to Western-influenced Japanese cuisine that was popularized during the Meiji era.
- The word コンビーフ is a phonetic approximation of 'corned beef', but because Japanese lacks a standalone 'v' sound, it is pronounced as ビーフ with a soft 'b' sound.
Examples in context
- 今晩、コンビーフのサンドイッチを作ります。Tonight, I will make corned beef sandwiches.
- コンビーフをパンに挟みました。Konbiifu o pan ni hasamimashita.I put corned beef in a sandwich.
- このコンビーフはとても塩気が強いです。Kono konbiifu wa totemo shioke ga tsuyoi desu.This corned beef is very salty.
- 朝食にコンビーフを食べたいです。Choushoku ni konbiifu o tabetai desu.I want to eat corned beef for breakfast.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to cook for lunch.
- 大翔 Hirotoランチにコンビーフを使おうか？Ranchi ni konbiifu o tsukaou ka?Shall we use corned beef for lunch?
- 結衣 Yuiいいよ、大翔君。美味しそう！Ii yo, Hiroto-kun. Oishisou!Sure, Hiroto. That sounds delicious!
- 大翔 Hirotoじゃあ、サンドイッチを作るね。Jaa, sandoitchi o tsukuru ne.Then, I will make sandwiches.
- 結衣 Yui楽しみにしてるね。Tanoshimi ni shiteru ne.I'm looking forward to it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry コンビーフ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
