Moto 肉: MeatKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ニク
- Kun'yomi
- しし
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 395 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ニク)
- 肉にくflesh
- 牛肉ぎゅうにくbeef
- 筋肉きんにくmuscle
- 肉親にくしんblood relationship; blood relative
- 肉体にくたいthe body; the flesh
- 皮肉ひにくirony; sarcasm
- 肉体的にくたいてきbodily; physical
- 豚肉ぶたにくpork
- 食肉しょくにくmeat (for consumption)
- 苦肉の策くにくのさくlast resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
- 焼き肉やきにくyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
- 肉声にくせいnatural voice (without a microphone)
- 鶏肉とりにくchicken meat
- 肉薄にくはくclosing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to
- 中肉ちゅうにくmedium build
- 弱肉強食じゃくにくきょうしょくsurvival of the fittest; the law of the jungle
- 果肉かにくflesh of fruit
- 皮肉るひにくるto make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about)
- 筋肉質きんにくしつmuscular
- 精肉せいにく(good quality) meat; processed meat
- 羊肉ようにくmutton; lamb (meat)
- 肉付けにくづけfleshing out; modeling
- 肉体労働にくたいろうどうmanual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
- 肉屋にくやmeat shop; butcher's shop
- 肉弾にくだんhuman bullet
- 肉牛にくぎゅうbeef cattle
- 肉眼にくがんnaked eye
- 肉筆にくひつone's own handwriting; autograph
- 肉質にくしつfleshiness
- 肉離れにくばなれpulled or torn muscle
- 肉類にくるい(kinds of) meat
- 肉食にくしょくmeat eating; eating of meat
- 苦肉くにくdesperation measure
- 血肉けつにくblood relative; close relation
- 馬肉ばにくhorsemeat
- 骨肉こつにくone's own flesh and blood; blood relative
- 魚肉ぎょにくfish meat
- 鯨肉げいにくwhale meat
- かも肉かもにくduck (meat)
- くず肉くずにくwaste meat; meat scraps
- こまぎれ肉こまぎれにくpieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
- こま切れ肉こまぎれにくpieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
- さくら肉さくらにくhorse meat
- すじ肉すじにくsinewy meat
- すね肉すねにくshank (meat)
- ぜい肉ぜいにくexcess flesh; surplus fat
- とりむね肉とりむねにくchicken breast meat
- とり肉とりにくchicken meat
- ひき肉ひきにくminced meat; ground meat
- ふけ肉ふけにくpale soft exudative meat; PSE meat
- ぶた肉ぶたにくpork
- ほほ肉ほほにくcheek meat
- むれ肉むれにくpale soft exudative meat; PSE meat
- もも肉ももにくleg (meat); round
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 太り肉ふとりじしcorpulent; fat
Other readings
- 挽肉ひきにくminced meat; ground meat
- 焼肉やきにくyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
- ばら肉バラにくboneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
- ひとり焼肉ひとりやきにくgoing to a yakiniku place by oneself
- まんが肉マンガにくcylindrical slab of meat on a single bone (oft. depicted in manga, anime, etc.); cartoon meat
Showing the 60 most common of 395 words. See them all in the graph.
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