魚肉

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 魚肉, read ぎょにく, combines 魚 (fish) and 肉 (flesh or meat).
• Basic usage: It refers to fish flesh used as food or as an ingredient in processed products.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ingredient and finished product
  • 魚肉を練って describes kneading the fish meat. The sentence goes on to say it was shaped into round dumplings.
  • 魚肉が使われている is a passive expression saying that fish meat is used in the processed product.
• Fish versus its flesh
  • 魚 can refer to the fish itself, whereas 魚肉 focuses on its flesh. It does not specify a species or cooking method.