Yakiniku (焼き肉 or 焼肉) [duplicate]

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I was reading the wikipedia article about yakiniku. I noticed that in the title they use: (焼き肉 or 焼肉).

The wikipedia article for 焼 says it's readings are:

I would like to know why someone would write it as 焼き肉 instead of 焼肉.

@istrasci: Why would you write it 焼き肉 instead of 焼肉? — Macarse, Nov 19, 2012 at 19:00

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The easy answer is that it's six in one, half a dozen in the other.

The longer answer is that having the き there makes it clear that you're supposed to use the kun-yomi for it. See the previous question "What's with this “On reading”/“Kun reading” thing? Is it important to learn both as a beginner?" and its answers for a good discussion on on- and kun-yomi.

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answered Nov 19, 2012 at 18:06

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I didn't find info regarding reading as kun-yomi because of the き in that question :(
– Macarse
Nov 19, 2012 at 18:58
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@Macarse: Yeah, it was more about general usage for the on- and kun-yomi, but snailplane's link is actually closer to what you were asking specifically :)
– silvermaple
Nov 20, 2012 at 2:34
I think you mean six of one, half a dozen of the other. (-:
– hippietrail
Mar 6, 2014 at 4:33
@hippietrai Do I? Isn't it like "six eggs in one basket, half a dozen in the other"? @-@
– silvermaple
Mar 7, 2014 at 19:28
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@hippietrail: Oh wow, that's pretty interesting, I've always heard the "in" version...You learn something new every day!
– silvermaple
Mar 10, 2014 at 3:19

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