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肉

meat
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingニク
Kun readingしし
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

牛肉豚肉とり肉筋肉

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · inside · belt · person (人)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1098

Compound words

牛肉ぎゅうにく
beef
豚肉ぶたにく
pork
筋肉きんにく
muscle
魚肉ぎょにく
fish meat
鶏肉とりにく
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
鯨肉げいにく
whale meat
食肉しょくにく
meat (for consumption)
肉屋にくや
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
肉眼にくがん
naked eye; the physical eye
肉食にくしょく
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
肉親にくしん
blood relationship; blood relative
肉体にくたい
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
肉薄にくはく
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task
肉筆にくひつ
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
皮肉ひにく
irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire; unexpected
羊肉ようにく
mutton; lamb (meat)
焼肉やきにく
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
挽肉ひきにく
minced meat; ground meat
肉声にくせい
natural voice (without a microphone)
太り肉ふとりじし
corpulent; fat; chubby
肉体的にくたいてき
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual
苦肉の策くにくのさく
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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